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Beyond the Bodice Ripper: Romance Novels and Feminism
The original bodice-ripper. Which I might or might not have been named after. This morning, I read an interesting article on romance novels and feminism. It’s a good piece, with lots of insights into...
View ArticleMy Internet Search History
The very wonderful and funny writer Bronwen Green recently did a blog post sharing her internet search history. It was so much fun to read that I decided to keep track of my own search history...
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The Poison Eater: Picking Your Novel Back Up After You Put it Down
Even those of us who write full-time sometimes have to put projects aside for long periods of time. Recently, I had to put my novel, The Poison Eater aside in order to finish up another book I was...
View ArticleThe Poison Eater: the Final Push Toward the First Draft
This is my writing process. Do not try this at home kids. It sucks. Sit down. Forgot coffee. Oh, a cookie. Sit down. No, not here. Other room. Move everything. Decide it’s cold. Get sweatshirt. Sit...
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Bullet Journaling for Writers
I’ve been planning to do a blog post on bullet journaling for almost a year now…and it just keeps slipping out of my grasp. Which means that my task labeled BJ post (yes, I laugh every time I see it...
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The Poison Eater: Say No to Say Yes
How do I say no to thee? Let me count the ways: Sorry, can’t make it to your event/wedding/game/dinner party/awards ceremony. No thank you, dirty dishes. Just walk by the XBox… walk right on by....
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The Poison Eater: Double Fisting Your Writing
I can’t remember if I told you this already, but in addition to The Poison Eater, I’ve been working on the sourcebook for the upcoming Torment: Tides of Numenera computer game. (As well as thinking...
View ArticleThe Poison Eater: Singing Cities and Angry Robots
Enthait is a city that sings. No. Singing isn’t the right word. The city’s sound isn’t one of mouth or lungs, throat or tongue. It is stormvoice–thunder crack and cloud breath and rain pattering on a...
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Predation 01: An Overview
I’m working on a new game setting for the Cypher System, called Predation. It’s in what I call the “shower idea” stage of creation, that weird brainplace where you just suddenly have the most...
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Predation 02: We are all the butterfly
[If you haven’t already read the Predation Overview, you might start here.] #weareallthebutterfly GROUPS IN PREDATION There are a number of groups and organizations in Predation. Some work together....
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Predation 03: Play the Dinosaur (and other Foci)
[If you haven’t already read the Predation Overview, you might start here. There’s also a bit about the groups in Predation here.] Sketch of the Plays God focus by John Petersen I’ve been playing...
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Excerpt from Wrecked (Working Title)
The draft of The Poison Eater is complete, and is currently in the hands of my editor and publisher, who will come back to me and tell me all the things that I need to do to make it great. In the...
View ArticleWhat Now? When You “Fail” Your Goals.
Did you make a resolution for 2018? Set a goal? Plan a dream? Maybe all of those things? Me too. And I’ve already botched them. And you know what? That’s okay. Because I know I’ll reach them anyway....
View ArticleMark My Words: (Belated) January Edition
For at least five years now, I’ve tried to keep track of my yearly word count, and I’ve always failed. Partly because I work on so many different projects that it’s a monster of a job just to try and...
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