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Category Archives: Writing
SFP: Night Princesses, Chapter 13
It’s about time I break out of my writing funk and reacquaint myself with The Night Princesses. Chapter 12 is done, but in sore need of some serious editing. However, the goal here is to keep moving forward. I can … Continue reading
SFP: Love, In Reverse (Novella) Chapter 2
Time to get back to writing… I’ve been procrastinating long enough and I haven’t posted up a Shitty First Paragraph in a while, so, now is as good a time as any. Since I’m finishing up the last few chapters … Continue reading
Writerly Thought 003
With all the books about writing lining my shelves, I should be a phenomenal author by now. I’m beginning to think mastery via osmosis is a myth.
Writing Prompt 001
The explanation: Sometimes a sentence will pop into my head, detached from its story. Rather than let these driblets wither away, I figure posting them up as writing prompts may find them a good home. If it does bring you … Continue reading
Writerly Thought 002
Action: Progress doesn’t happen without change. If we all sat around waiting for something to be adopted without first taking action, progress would never occur. Nothing great in this world ever happened because people decided to sit, twiddling their thumbs, … Continue reading
Finding the Courage to Make Sweeping Edits
Sometimes (usually when I’m procrastinating) I’ll dig through my writing box. It’s basically a clear plastic bin where scraps of thoughts go to die (or miraculously grow into strong stories). Every so often I’ll run across some writing that recaptures … Continue reading
SFP: Love, In Reverse (Novella), Ch. 1
I’ve spent the last little while mostly reading. And daydreaming. So it’s just about time I got back to writing. After finishing a few short stories (still in editing, but I’ll get them online soon enough), I began work on … Continue reading
Writerly Thought 001
I wish the stories poured out of me, fully-formed and coherent and captivating, like water rushing over a waterfall–at least then I would have a fighting chance of writing all the stories (even the half-ass ones) that are floating around … Continue reading