Remember when I told you what a hardcore procrastinator I discovered myself to be? Well, this year I am determined to overcome my natural inclination by REEVALUATING and REVISING my work and what writing means to me. For so many of us, 2020 was a year that shook us to the core. What I saw... Continue Reading →
Confessions of a Lifelong Procrastinator
I’m a list guy. This year, I took to bullet journaling and found it very much suits me. It’s about time productivity became a habit. I’m a lifelong procrastinator, which is a dangerous habit. You can actually procrastinate your life away. Picture yourself (as I sometimes do) on your deathbed, a shivering bundle of regrets.... Continue Reading →
What Am I Reading? Fall 2020 Edition
It is a season of finishing series for me, or carrying on with ongoing series, or starting series…you get the idea. Usually, I prefer a good stand-alone, since a series is a big commitment for someone with limited time to read. Or I start a series that I never pick up again. But if you’re... Continue Reading →
I Took Myself on a Writing Retreat, and Here’s What I Learned
In an attempt to salvage something out of the bubbling mess that is 2020, I made some changes. I changed jobs to reclaim some work/life balance, and set myself some ambitious (but not impossible) writing goals. To meet them, I decided to do something for myself I’ve never done before: take myself, all by myself,... Continue Reading →
Crazy Lights in the Sky
What was that flickering blue light in the northern sky? Nuclear meltdown? Secret government experiment gone wrong?
Status Update – August 2018
These are interesting times, the like the curse goes. You know the one, "May you live in interesting times." It's a disaster, waiting to happen. It's dread, lurking at the door. It's overwhelming. So, until recently, I haven't been writing much, just plugging away at the new novel, which has taken on a title, finally.... Continue Reading →
The Struggle is Real
If this blog entry reads like an online journal, so be it. In spite of having a super-supportive writing group and people around me who believe in my work, the writing biz is frequently just one writer (and their battered ego) against the world. The stories go out. The stories come back. No explanation is... Continue Reading →
2017 – The Year in Writing
I know, it's not over yet. But like many, I feel the urge to cash in on this year and focus on the next. This thing we call 2017 was disappointing in so many ways, horrifying in so many others. So, did anything good happen? Well, yes. I left one disappointment of a job and... Continue Reading →
NaNoWriMo – Will He or Won’t He?
Every time I decide I'm going to buckle down and tackle the insane challenge of writing 50,000 words during National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November, something goes wrong. In my performing days, November was the month for getting ready for a holiday show. Extra rehearsals, memorizing music, and practicing choreography hardly left me with... Continue Reading →
On Being Intimidated by Other Writers
These are some of the stories I've encountered lately that make me question whether or not I'm a good writer or have anything to say that merits the attention: Dust, by Daniel Jose Older (from the anthology Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Ecospeculation) Intimidation factor: Science fiction that reads like fantasy, with a gritty realness... Continue Reading →