In Episode 3 of my weekly vlog, I discuss the difficulties of trying to decide what genre my next project should be, and the pros and cons of each, and then ask for YOU to vote as readers for which genre you'd like to read most. :) So this is your chance! YOU now have the opportunity to directly influence my future novel series! Be sure to leave a comment here or on the video to weigh in with your opinion! I also talk about: progress on the epic fantasy Reign of Dust progress on ... View Post
Weekly Update #2: Progress on 3 Projects and the New Book Process!
For Episode 2 of my Weekly Update vlog, I talk about everything I did the week before, which includes making progress on 3 different fiction projects! I also talk about the new process I've started to outline a novel before jumping into the first draft, since recently discovering I was a hardcore plotter. :) Things mentioned include: progress on the epic fantasy Reign of Dust progress on my first collaboration project a brand new project coming up soon my new plotting and ... View Post
Weekly Update Series #1: Introduction, Reign of Dust, and Future Plans for the Series
Well, after polling the masses on Facebook, I've decided it would be a good idea to start a weekly video series about my writing projects, writing progress, and writing process, with various other life surprises thrown in here and there. My plan is to post each episode each week to my site here, as well, though I'm currently two weeks behind! So I'll play catch up here real quick, and then it will be just in time for update #3 to hit the blog slightly late. But that's fine... it all works ... View Post
Celebrating the Wins of 2017
So there's something I suck at... well, okay, there's a few things I suck at. But one of those things I suck at is celebrating my accomplishments when they happen. Despite (or maybe because of??) having a massive mindset shift in January 2016 about the journey being the reward, not the destinations along the journey, I still tend to hit a goal and then blow right by it, on to the next thing, without giving much notice at all to the fact I actually accomplished a goal toward which I'd been ... View Post
How I Used Plotting to Write Faster and Have More Fun
For most of my writing career, I pantsed my novels and stories. Meaning I just made them up as I went along. I started with a vague notion of what I wanted the story to be about, and I'd just start writing. While fun, certainly, the stories always ended up being overly long, and seemed to take a very long time to get to the point of what they were trying to say. When I started writing fanfiction, my stories began to take on a bit more structure. Because as I was publishing them chapter by ... View Post
Project List for May 2017
What's that you say? I skipped April? I don't know what you're talking about.... So now that this new month is already skipping on by, let me just briefly outline the plans for May! Continue writing the new fantasy novel, with a goal of roughly 500 words/day. Complete 30k in edits for a client before the end of May. Complete Wordwraith Books intern interviews and select final candidate. Prep speaking points for panels I'll be sitting on at ConQuesT over Memorial Day weekend. ... View Post
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