Novels
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For the curious, a chapter of the fantasy novel I’m going through edits on now, Of Rooks and Ravens, the first part of the Ravensgate Chronicles. Chapter Two – Preston I was dragged into an aching wakefulness by the creak of floorboards. It was a particular soreness, attributable to falling down stairs in pursuit of…
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I suspect that most authors, at some point in their career, get asked who influenced them as a writer. The question came up again in a round-about way this afternoon with a writing cohort. And because of the way we got to the question, I realized I’ve been answering the question all wrong. Maybe I’m not…
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In an earlier Blog Hop post I mentioned editing as a big part of the process. This likely doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone who has been doing this for a while. At least I would hope it’s not a surprise. But coming in, you might not really get how important editing is, and…
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I was tagged by the extremely talented (and busy) Jennifer Brozek for this Blog Hop, tasked with answering the following four questions. 1. What am I working on? 2. How does it differ from others of its genre? 3. Why do I write what I do? 4. How does my writing process work? So I’ve…
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You need to read a lot if you want to be a writer. It’s advice repeated so often it’s practically a cliché now. I used to read a lot. When I was a kid and summer rolled around, while my classmates dreamed of swimming or little league, I’d create little hideaways in the shade to…
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I have a junk drawer in my head. This is not uncommon with writers, or so I’m told. We collect characters or bits of dialogue or story hooks the way other people might collect rubber bands or plastic bags. You never know when one might come in useful. Every time that junk drawer is opened…
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I’ve been a Green Arrow fan for a while. Heck, I even blogged about it a while back when I reviewed issue #7 of the comic. And when the tv series Arrow started, I was looking forward to what they could do with the character and his mythology. We’re now past a season and a…
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As announced elsewhere, I finished the first book of the Ravensgate Chronicles a week ago. Yep. Draft uno of Of Rooks and Ravens is behind me, complete at 86k and change. The next book, Redemption of the Yellow Wolf, which will feature the undead hunter Ulls Sturmgard, the silent monk Whisper, and the feral Bloodood…
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I have been doing the seemingly obligatory year-end review the past few years, usually as December draws to a close. I didn’t do one this year. This, right here, is as close as I’m going to get to that. I’ve seen a lot of people who are quick to write-off the year that was. 2013…
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The first time I did National Novel Writing Month in 2005, I had no problem hitting the 50k goal. Once you get in the routine, if you commit to the regular daily word count, have a game plan, and you’re used to writing, the actual word count isn’t as daunting of a challenge as it…
Tales from the Ragged Edge 