I can’t believe I haven’t mentioned this yet, but I’m going to Taos Toolbox this year! (I’ve been meaning to blog this, but it just got lost in the shuffle…) It’s a two-week science fiction and fantasy writing masterclass taking place in Taos, New Mexico, and taught by two of my favorite genre writers, Nancy [...]
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The last couple of weeks provide more evidence, as if I needed any, that I’m happier when I’m writing than when I’m not writing. January flew by in a blaze of productivity, as I returned to a disciplined writing schedule and churned out word count on Rogue Souls: 14,819, to be exact, taking the novel [...]
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The first time I did NaNoWriMo, I burned myself out and sat on the project’s accumulated pages for a few months before managing to get back on track. I didn’t want that to happen with Rogue Souls, so now that the end-of-the-year dust has settled, I’m going back to what I think is my most [...]
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At the beginning of 2011, I wrote the following: So far the plan is pretty simple: New novel. New album. And generally keep doing what I’m doing, but better. Okay, so I didn’t finish the new novel, or the new album — but I started both, so that’s partial success. What about the third thing? [...]
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So National Novel Writing Month comes to a close today, and with my shift at work looming it looks like my last fiction-writing session is behind me. Total word count for November: 27,317. Not quite the numbers I was hoping for, but I’ll call it a conditional success, because hey, that’s 130+ pages I wouldn’t [...]
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With one week in the books, I’ve managed a respectable 10,026 words on the new novel. Not quite NaNoWriMo numbers, but I figure if I can keep up this pace I’ll come out of November with 40,000 words or so, halfway to my target for this project. Which means, hopefully, a first draft in early [...]
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It’s that time of year again: National Novel Writing Month, the annual writing event. NaNoWriMo was responsible for kickstarting my most recent novel, which was a pretty major step on a new path for me. And with that project more or less “in the can,” I’ve decided to participate again this year on the next [...]
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Hmm, it’s been a little quiet around these parts lately, eh? I’ve been on a bit of an extended break, for a variety of reasons — including the fact that some joker hijacked my homepage recently. Jenn identified the vulnerability and restored everything, but in the process I ended up with a new website theme. [...]
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