I've been at this writing game as a professional for coming on 13 years. In some ways, it feels just like yesterday; on the other side of that coin, it feels like I've been a professional writer for my entire life. Before that I was a…
Here we are October 1st once again, which brings us to the first day of Blogtober. Blogtober takes place every October, when people try and make a blog post every day during the month. I've made attempts at Blogtober before and never finished it. I usually fizzle out…
I'm super excited about my website's facelift. What do y'all think? I'm going to spend a significant amount of time this month working on filling in the cracks here and there, getting book pages updated, and integrating an online store to the…
Gidion the Ninth, by Tamsin Muir - This is the book that inspired this list and brought me back to reading fantasy. I’m super excited to see where Tamsin Muir is going to go with her career, but she’s off to a bloody good start. This is a…
I wasn't going to do one of these. I really wasn't. Pinkie swear. Then, not long ago, I was sipping my first coffee of the New Year, quietly letting my mind wander, stream of consciousness, from subject to subject, and something profound struck me about 2022.…
WELCOME TO0 THE 13 DAYS OF GALLOWMAS Why 13 and not 12 like the song I'm playing homage to? Well... this much awesome cannot be contained within a mere 12 days. I also wanted to end on a Saturday. So, in future years we may have more or…
Hard to believe it's been almost two years since I made a post on this website. Seems like forever ago, and even more of a forever ago. Time in Pandemic land is funny. Today has been pretty good. Met a good friend for coffee. Hung out with some…
Wow... What a day! Was all over the place and now I am fried. Here's everything I did as a working creative. First off, I wrote 5 new installments of the Nine Tenths Project and scheduled four. I plan to schedule out all that I have written first…
Another busy day. My brain is mush. I read through the three books for "Exploration of Craft." I also scoured the internet for thoughts on readings for each lesson and assignment. I read students' work and prepared responses. I transcribed scheduled three posts for the Nine Tenths…
It's been a long day. Writing this at almost 1 am. Combining two days work into one post in bullet points, because I'm exhausted. * Nine Tenth's project written: 8 * Nine Tenth's Project Scheduled: 5 * One chapter of Halloween Jack and the Red…
