Nope redux

Nope redux

Last week was easily among the worst of my life. Bad news day after day, piling worry after worry, after worry. And none of it was anything I could do anything about. Except wait. So I am drained. I got nothing. I’ll be back next week, with hopefully...
How I Write Novels

How I Write Novels

The time has come to end this series of the tools and processes that I use to write. Two weeks ago, I wrote about flash fiction. A week ago, I wrote about writing short stories. So this week, we finally come to how I write novels. I’ve only ever written one...
How I Write Short Stories

How I Write Short Stories

Continuing from last week’s post, it’s time to talk about how I write short stories. Starting from the idea. I don’t really go searching for ideas for anything longer than flash fiction. I keep an idea folder on Evernote that I’ve had for years...
How I Write Short Stories

How I write Flash Fiction

This past weekend, K. Tempest Bradford put up this tweet: Have an idea for a virtual conference: writing tools. 90 minute presentations from writers on the tools they use to write, mind-map, organize research, etc. Presenters would be authors from all genres &...
Falling behind

Falling behind

I talked previously about just how excited I was to get started on all my goals this year. A month later, I feel like I’m falling behind. And this is your yearly reminder that up in the northern latitudes, SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is a big thing. Even...
Love Death + True Crime

Love Death + True Crime

I just finished reading a book called Beneath Devil’s Bridge by Loreth Anne White. The book has basically two leads; a cop broken by a case she solved twenty (?) years ago and a true crime podcaster eager to report on it. I’m not going to spoil the book, don’t worry,...