Writing again
Last week I wrote about my life being on Pause, but now I’m back writing again. What gives? Well, this week things are getting to be more under control, and last week’s post was really explaining the...
View ArticleEmbracing your Writing Chains
Things have been slowly returning to normal, or at least what passes for it around here. My wife has done much better with her recovery, and that has given me time to get back into my writing. So, at...
View ArticleOf writerly things
They say that brevity is the soul of wit. Well, after last week’s post, perhaps I should try to be witty. Who knows, it might work. Last week I also promised that I would speak of more writerly things,...
View ArticleSpecial Cover Reveal!
Today, I have the opportunity to do a very special post in the Pimpin’ Your Friends category. The friend in question is the lovely and talented Starla Huchton. Starla is not only a friend, she’s my...
View ArticleBalticon 46 Wrap up – Part 13, Live Reading
At last we come to our final installment in the Balticon 46 Wrap up. It has been a fun trip down memory lane, and we’ve managed to get this last installment out to you before the beginning of Balticon...
View ArticleBack from Balticon 47 – Part 2
In the previous installment, I talked about the wonderful people who filled my Balticon Weekend. I wasn’t able to mention everyone who made the weekend a memorable event, but I tried to address as many...
View ArticleHelp me, will you please?
When I started Swimming Cat Studios, I named it because I was having to do a lot on my own, teaching myself as I went. I had some resources to steer me in the right direction, and a few friends who...
View ArticleA big Thank you! and other writing news…
After only a week, I’d like to thank everyone who has offered their help towards getting The Perils of Prague ready for publication, especially considering the contact form I used last week didn’t work...
View ArticleHalf done is well begun.
Wow. Will you look at that. It’s July now. July. 2013 is half over. Halfway done. I’ve set some ambitious goals for the latter half of the year. Perhaps I should also take some time to take stock of...
View ArticleAttack of the Dayjob!
This is a late #WriterWednesday post, and it is also going to be a short one. Hopefully I’ll be able to add in a longer post later in the week. As you can tell from the title of this little missive,...
View ArticleAchievement Unlocked!
On Wednesday I hinted that there was likely to be another update on my writing this week, and I was right! Last Sunday I was looking at milestones for my progress, and realized that based on the rate...
View ArticleBalticon 47 Wrap-up – Part 8, Live reading by PJ Schnyder, Grig Larsen, and...
Welcome back to the eighth episode of the Balticon 47 Wrap up, proudly brought to you by Swimming Cat Studios. This week features the first to two readings that I was able to take part in at Balticon...
View ArticleWhile I was making other plans…
A lot can change in a year, and yet, a year can speed by you so fast, leaving so much undone. This time last year, I was looking back at what I had done since my last birthday, and making plans for how...
View ArticleA moment of joy…
The Alpha Read for The Perils of Prague continues. The pace is a bit slow so far, but I have two readers who have given me good, consistent feedback. Once they’ve gotten about half-way through the...
View ArticleNinety-Nine
Yes, this is a #WriterWednesday post, but as I am writing it, it is Tuesday, September 3rd. This posts marks the 99th consecutive day that I have written something as tracked by The Magic Spreadsheet....
View ArticleBrand Me
When I was re-listening to the audio for The Business of being an Author from Balticon 47, I was reminded of an issue that I had started to address a while ago, but then I got sidetracked and let it...
View ArticleAnd some… are pushed.
This post is partly inspired by a post from P.C. Haring. P.C. has had a very bad September. The theme of his post is “Why do we fall, sir?” The answer, of course, is so we can learn to get back up. But...
View ArticleSo, what happened to November?
The plan for this November was pretty much the same as last November: Write a new novel for NaNoWriMo, and post a daily diary chronicling the journey. This year I had the added tool of the Magic...
View ArticleBig plans for 2014
Life, it has been said, is what happens while you were making other plans. My last post talked about some of the things that life has brought me, recently. This post, is about the other plans I’ve...
View ArticleReady, set,… Revise!
Things have been progressing well with the Alpha Read of The Perils of Prague. Of the five readers that have kept with it, three of them have sent me feedback for at least four of the seven review...
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