Every time I’ve accomplished something this week, I’ve been saying the word “Success!” This comes from the video game franchise Dragon Age. I recently replayed the first game and all the expansions as a cross-class ranger-rogue. (Cross-classers do it better!) That particular combination of cross classes was very useful — especially since you can summon […]
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Truth In Less Freak-Outs
I’m finally getting back in the swing of “work,” and I’m falling in love with it again. Mind you, there’s a reason for this, and I feel that that was eloquently put here: When I shifted from my day job at Weekly World News to fulltime freelance, I was advised that 80% of my time […]
A Small Press Shout-Out
Just wanted to take a few moments and give a shout-out to anyone who works with a small press either on the writing, editing, or business side. Annnnnnnd that about sums it up. Hee. Mood: Writing, writing, writing, writing, writing. Caffeinated Beverages Consumed: *coughs* I plead the fifth. Work-Out Minutes Logged Yesterday: The Gym. In […]
Success! Page Proofs for “The Button”
My next Lovecraftian tale, following “The Dig,” is titled “The Button.” This is a very special tale, not only because readers voted on the type of disaster story I would write, but because I had the ability to twist the idea of nuclear holocaust into unmentionable shapes with a more traditional Lovecraftian voice. Here’s an […]
Excuse Me While I Write My Ass Off
So, those closest to me know that yeah… It’s easy to whine about how hard writers work. For most of us slogs, you have to write a lot before someone will even acknowledge you exist. It’s not just getting readers, it’s finding publishers who’ll take a chance on your work, an agent who’ll also be […]