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News of the make-believe world

A few minutes ago, I crossed the 30K word mark for National Novel Writing Month. Given some of the other things I’ve …

Over and Out

Last week, my position at En Masse Entertainment was eliminated. While some might see this is cause for alarm, I do not. …

Out the Door

The biggest, and most effective tool in separating amateur and professional writers is the submissions process. Historically, it involved typing (or causing …

Merely Nearly Really Ready

Today’s sub-conscious story exercise comes from the realm of apocalyptic underwater dystopia. It may seem odd to describe your inner thought processes …

The things we do at night

A throwaway line in a campy movie I love reads thusly: “Character is what you are in the dark.” Of late, I’ve …

Showtime

In 6 hours, my feet will no longer hug the earth as I wend my way east to destiny. Or Columbus, Ohio. …

Writing for the weekend

So in the last two days, I may well have written more words about writing than I’ve officially commited to the page. …

Day 9 on, and in, the books

Another 3500 words today, total for November now at 33101. Today also included a surprising 600 words of necessary padding for days …

Words, words, words

Posting again from the iPod, and again I am unable to edit and upload text directly. It’s an issue with Safari and …

Quick up to the date

Still settling back in to my own life after many days as a guest and tourist, but there’s always time to write. …