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The Painful Road to Learning How I Learn
My rocky relationship with spelling is, in many ways, my writing journey in a nutshell. Maybe even my life. In the beginning, in elementary school, my struggles meant self-consciousness and low self-esteem. My spelling issues meant writing was more difficult … Continue reading
My Three Year Writing Break — Spent Writing
It’s a haunting feeling, the sense something is missing, that elusive something teasing its identity, then slipping away. That was me writing the Kovenlore Chronicles from 2016-18. It wasn’t writer’s block. More like voice block. I had a vision for … Continue reading
Defeating the Self-Editing Monster
The self-editing monster is a fearsome, gruesome beast that inspires gut-churning apprehension in all who stand in its way. Hours become years as you wither away with only a dusty dictionary as a companion. Cue the candelabra, drafty room, and … Continue reading
My Writing Journal
The year wanes so this is a good time to talk about my writing journal, which I’ve referenced, but never fully explained. Too, I’m about to retire it to become reference only — after FIVE years. It began as a … Continue reading
Naming Stuff: Titles (plus news)
This is my fifth and final post in my Naming Stuff series and examines my approach to creating titles. If you struggle with this, then read on. You might find something here that helps. For this post’s second half, I’ll … Continue reading
Naming Stuff: Places
This worldbuilding series is about naming, well, stuff. This post, the fourth (and next to last) addresses places like worlds, continents, and cities that populate maps and draw attention to the world created. There are NO hard and fast rules. … Continue reading
Naming Stuff: Creatures and Peoples
This is my short worldbuilding series examining my approaches to naming aspects of my fantasy world. This, the third post, addresses creatures and peoples and is where I often indulge childhood fixations. Thus far in the series, Naming Stuff: Characters … Continue reading
Naming Stuff: Glossary
I’m continuing my worldbuilding series covering my approaches to naming elements of my fantasy world. This, the second post, addresses special terms from my Ontyre glossary. I’m trying to minimize explaining magic and instead explain my approach to naming. Thus … Continue reading
Weighing the Reader’s Ideal Experience
One problem with my weekly blogs is you all witness my decisions in real time, good and bad. Then again, it’s an honest glimpse into my writing and publishing journey. It has to be honest, why else would I sometimes … Continue reading
IF
IF. One word, two letters. It appears in multiple well known phrases, but two, poles apart, have impacted my life the most. One phrase looks back, the other forward. One phrase would pull my life apart if I allowed it. … Continue reading
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