Category: writing

Back from the dead

October 2, 2018

Appropriate that I should come back from the dead before the Day of the Dead, isn’t it? Hey Everyone! (waves) I’d like to explain why I haven’t been around, but it’s really quite boring (I got bored). So, instead, I’m going to write about what’s going on right now: In real life, Pacific City, Oregon … More Back from the dead

Favorite Fantasy Fems

June 2, 2017

Some time ago, I was reading Kat Goodwin’s blog. It’s a treasure trove of information and inspiration. You should check it out. Anyway, I was reading this particular post regarding women in films and it got me thinking about female characters in general. More specifically, it got me thinking about fictional women I’ve read that … More Favorite Fantasy Fems

Visiting the Islands

April 29, 2017

Originally posted on ANDREW LEON HUDSON:
I haven’t been blogging much recently — just one post in 2017 — but I’ve had good reason. Since late last year, I’ve been working on a shared world project with a few writerly friends, gradually developing the concept and setting, before we dived in and started to write. We’re…

Doors

March 1, 2017

Can be amazing symbols of opportunity. In fiction, particularly fantasy and science fiction, doors are often gateways to other realms. But more often than not, they are simply doors; meant to keep inside stuff in and outside stuff out. And sometimes, the door itself is not enough to do that last job. So that’s when … More Doors

Writing Update

January 29, 2017

The year started out so well, but I now find myself at the end of January with far too little writing tasks completed and far too many of life’s distractions. I’m sorry to announce that NewNoWriMo 2017 is canceled. Check back in a couple of months. Hopefully by then, I’ll be back in the swing … More Writing Update

Are you a dragon?

January 16, 2017

Today is ‘Appreciate a Dragon‘ Day. Don’t believe me? Click on the link above. Is there really an appreciate a dragon day? Who comes up with these things? No disrespect meant towards (mythical) dragons, but really? A day all for massive lizards? Here’s the thing though: Dragons have played a huge role in many cultures around the … More Are you a dragon?

2017

January 4, 2017

Will be the year I publish. I swear. They* say not to commit to a goal one does not have complete control over. Like: getting traditionally published. One can’t control an agent or publishers. All you can control are your actions. So, you can set a goal to submit to agents or publishers, but it … More 2017

I Got Quoted in Academia This Year — The Open Window

December 6, 2016

Back in 2013, I did a blog post about women SFF authors, “Reality and the Welcome Sign — Gender and SFFH,” in reference to Tor UK’s editorial director Julie Crisp’s blog post at the time about how Tor welcomed women authors but they weren’t showing up in submissions, or at least not for things like […] … More I Got Quoted in Academia This Year — The Open Window