So if you haven't gone and watched it yet - you need to see N.K. Jemisin's speech at the Hugo's - I teared up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lFybhRxoVM Ok, can I grow up and be just like her?!?!? Also - can I look that good in gold and black (gold doesn't generally work on me, I have too much… Continue reading Addendum: Why N.K. Jemisin is amazing
Category: Writing
Writing: Novel In Progress Part 2
Click here for Part 1 So I'm not 100% happy on the conversations or introductions of characters. But I barely know them yet. All I know right now... well before I wrote this all I knew was it was in space and there were ambassadors. I still don't actually know where the plot is going to go...… Continue reading Writing: Novel In Progress Part 2
Writing: Dream last night
I have vivid dreams sometimes. Last night was especially interesting and honestly, I kind of want to write it out because it WAS so interesting. So the dream is in third person, like I'm watching a tv show or reading a book with a good imagination (ahem). The setting is a weird mix of classical… Continue reading Writing: Dream last night
Writing: damnit!
The downside, as I've said before, to writing "the story I want to read" is when I notice an old file, open it - have an inkling of what I intended and go "damnit. I wanna know what happens!" I totally did that with a ~1 pg document. There is a teaser. A tiny, itsy-bitsy… Continue reading Writing: damnit!
Short Story: Mastermind or Not?
I look out over the city. There are cheers. I hate it. You see, the problem is that I tried to be a villain. I never actively tried to help people. In fact, the problem with my city was the morass of super-heroes. It was actually a problem because you had "heroes" like Betsy Bobcat -… Continue reading Short Story: Mastermind or Not?
Writing: When I doubt
When I doubt; when I feel unsure; I remember when I was given kindness. As I stand on the precipice of decision; The moment stretches into eternity; I force myself to take another breath; I remember who is the hero of the story. It isn't me. It isn't you. It is us. Plural. The stranger… Continue reading Writing: When I doubt
Writing: Writer vs. Reader Opinions
I didn't have a good title for this post, but I've tried 3 times to write something similar and it hasn't worked yet, so we're going with this title for the time being and maybe someday I can come up with something better (I'm open to ideas!) The thing is, I've been reading books lately… Continue reading Writing: Writer vs. Reader Opinions
Writing: Editing process
I have 2 types of editing I do. One is the "technical" editing of words, grammar, punctuation, etc. I (like many writers apparently) pretty much hate this part of editing. It needs to be done and I know that. *But I hates it. (*Gollum's voice there) So I get myself through it by brute force. … Continue reading Writing: Editing process
Writing: I want to write a TV Show
I have been re-listening to Ready Player One - and it has made me go from "dislike" to "UGH THE WORST" on the movie. I have moved my dial from "well, you can tell it was "inspired by" to "were they even trying?!?" And I know, they probably had a ton of difficulty getting rights to stuff… Continue reading Writing: I want to write a TV Show
Writing: Magic exploration
I thought today I would walk through an example of my "back end" thought process on Magic. I have a magic system that I want to have "locked" from a past conflict in the world. It has minimized the magic any one person has and definitely minimized magic in the world. The "adventure" for the… Continue reading Writing: Magic exploration
Dream by Day 