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Well, Norwescon is right around the corner. Time off from the day job has been requested, house/cat sitter arranged, and the logistics of toting all my gear down to Sea-Tac has been looked at. I figure all that remains is to hip y’all to my schedule for the con. It’s going to be a good
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When I think of my influences as a writer, I generally think of the authors from whom I learned certain craft skills once I decided I actually wanted to write. That list is an easy one, and it’s always growing. It wouldn’t surprise me if most authors had a similar list. But this is about
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The funny thing I think most of us forget about star charts (astrology, horoscopes, etc), is that the negative characteristics they point out shouldn’t be used as excuses. And that should be taken into consideration whether you’re an astrology advocate or not. The negative things are general enough to apply to most people. But again,
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Some characters come out of nowhere. They don’t always fit in the project you’re working on, and try as you might, making them fit just doesn’t work. It was that way for Roi. Inspired by a painting by Brom, the name of which escapes me, it features a serious bad-ass woman in striped pants, open
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For short stories, I have two finished drafts due by the 15th. Just under two weeks to go, and the first draft of one is finished, while the first draft of the other is about 1/3 done. The deadline for those stories doesn’t seem as daunting as it did a week ago. More importantly, the
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For the most part, I really do believe I’m a good person. But I’m also prone to a character flaw that I’ve been working on fixing for the past couple of years. On occasion, I get frustrated and stressed, and I act or speak without thinking things through just to be done with something. Usually
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I never really intended to be a workaholic. I used to like my down-time, gaming with friends, watching television, going to the zoo. But there has been a transition over the past few years. My kid brother finally called me on it this weekend and I was forced to face the truth. See, the day
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I should be in bed trying to sleep now. Instead I’m sitting in the dark while rain pounds on the windows, writing this. I’ve been dreaming a lot about my father lately. I can’t tell you the details. I hardly remember them for more than a few minutes after waking. But he’s there. And we’re
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I just received news from the always brilliant and charming Richard Baron that my story “Frames of Reference” made Ellen Datlow’s Honorable Mention list for 2010. I have two, very different thoughts on this, the first being if you’re unfamiliar with Richard Baron, go read his stuff. Seriously. His story “The Cry in the Darkness”
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I really intended to get back into the saddle where writing was concerned. I got notes and outline prepped up and revised for the next Gato Loco novel, even did a chunk of the first chapter. I turned out a story and a heavy re-write in the past few months. But output hasn’t been up
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Tales from the Ragged Edge 