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UGH. Today was one of those days. Tuscon was fun on Sunday and I stayed a bit later than I expected, talking to friends. On the drive back up to Phoenix I got to listen to a Sun’s game (exciting 1 point win in the last 35 seconds) and stopped at a huge wine/beer/liquor store […]

Over on Facebook, Carol Mchugh asked me to explain my reference to analyzing writing. She notes, quite correctly, that teaching folks to do analysis is not an easy thing. It’s also vital if you’re going to be able to turn out consistently good work. The reason I analyze what I do and what other writers […]

The convention was a lot of fun today. Very good panels, talking about publishing and writing. I always find it very interesting to listen to other writers talk about the craft. We all have our different approaches, but there are fundamental similarities to what we do: We write. We finish what we write. We do […]

I got a chapter written today at 2495 words and it came fairly easily. Yet again it’s a chapter that expands a concept hinted at before which will grow and run through the entire series. I love when this happens in a series. It gives the whole thing a lot more depth and range to […]

Two Thursdays in a row and my output drops to almost nothing. I got a late start because I was up past my bedtime the night before. I finished off the chapter I’d started Wednesday evening, but then got no further. We had some ambiguity about the timing for today’s recordings at Draco Vista Studio—there […]

Wednesdays are turning out to be very productive days. Despite having my hands hurting, I put together two and a third chapters for a total of 6,121 words. What’s great is that the work is coming faster and feels natural. It has emotion to it and power shifts. Characters are beginning to recognize the depth […]

I managed to knock down two chapters today for a total of 5125 words. I’m really happy with the work. The story is shifting to where I can deal with some political aspects of the world and toss some twists into the plot. Writing the book is, by and large, fun. One point I didn’t […]