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  • Abstract Emotions & Writing

    I went to bed last night thinking of black spirals climbing up into the sky, like enormous screws climbing out of the ground. Sounds pretty crazy, doesn’t it? Let me assure you that it will all make sense once Broken gets released. Or I hope it will… The words flowed again today and I was…

  • A Fitting Finale

    It sure does feel good to get a story completed. Sure, it’s a short story, not a novel-length piece or anything, but it’s a nice feeling. Especially when you get it completed on your self-imposed deadline. Despite becoming an aunt this month and spending far too much time at the hospital. Despite getting sick this…

  • Subplots Galore

    More progress! Hmm I seem to have written over the word count limit. At least I’m in the final scene though! Guess I’ll have to cut out some of the subplots that sprang up throughout the story. From what I hear, that’s a normal problem when you go from writing on novels -> short stories.…

  • Black-Feathered Wings

    It’s been a little while, so time for an update! Title: The Scorn of a Sorceress Deadline: June 1st – gives a month for edits/review Deadline for Contest: June 30th New words written: 5/11 – 1,256 (Good!) 5/15 – 560 (Meh…) 5/17 – 973 (Better!) 5/18 – 1,244 (Good!) Present total word count: 5,749  …

  • The Reluctant Negotiator

    I’m working on a new short story, one that I hope to submit to 2014 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award which gives me a workable deadline to have it finished. It’s a nice break from my current WIP and gives me a bit of breathing time after stressing out over The Writer’s Voice competition last week.…