An Early Resolution
It’s been a hell of a year so far. I’ve published two books. I’ve lost my apartment and gained a home, in large part thanks to you, my darlings. There have been lots of disruptions, but at least I’ve...
View ArticleSF Snippet #1: In Which Jiiren is Pestered
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be posting excerpts from some of my short stories, novellas, and novels in progress. In this one, we’re going prequel. This is a short story that’s threatening to turn...
View ArticleI Shall Stop Worrying About My Character Being a Mary Sue, Then
You know, I’ve been worrying that my quite talented main character is a Mary Sue. I mean, Mary Sue bad, right? We don’t want our characters to be Mary Sues. Or Gary Stus, for that matter. But then I...
View ArticleHow Social Justice Has Improved My Series
It’s been rather quiet around here lately because I’ve been reading back through my own canon, and doing some deep thinking, and then I spent thirteen goddamned hours writing a chapter. That was a...
View ArticleSF Snippet #2: In Which a Poetry War Begins
All right, my loves. Many of you on Facebook were looking for something happy with Unicorns, rocks, and aliens. So here you are: Unicorns who are aliens (their proper name is Drusav – please don’t call...
View ArticleSF Snippet #3: In Which Hostilities Escalate
Conflicts, once begun, often snowball. In this installment of our story, we see that there is no easy resolution, and war becomes inevitable. Of course, some definitions may vary… Part One here....
View ArticleSF Snippet #4: Victory! Only, Not
Our War of Words continues! Who will have the victory? Part One. Part Two. Part Three. The spring convention came again. This time, neither poet could wander freely, alone or with a few close...
View ArticleSF Snippet #5: Three Phrases
Our civil war of words continues! Alas, this is the final installment – the story pauses here. Someday, when the poetry overflows from the depths of my not-usually-poetic brain again, I’ll finish it. I...
View ArticleWhy I’m Discarding a Trope – And Why That Terrifies Me
So if you’ll indulge me, I’d like to talk for a few minutes about what I’m trying to do with the main novel in my series, and why it terrifies me. Most fantasy with a Big Bad and a Chosen One tends to...
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