Routines Can Work With A Little Help

Yesterday, 2,400 words poured out of my brain. I wrote the ending for Traitor’s Masque, Book One of the Violet War series. The original title was Argentum, but I’m not sure it pops as much. I wasn’t revising as I was writing, but I was plotting during this period, inserting notes while I went. It […]

Deadlines Still Require Sustenance

Deadlines. The word didn’t even exist until the Civil War; it was a military term used to denote a line that if you crossed it? Well, you get the idea. Deadlines can bring about a certain sense of foreboding and finality — and stress. With NaNoWriMo just around the corner, many of you will have […]

The Story Of The Titanic, A Corn Maze

On Sunday, I got lost in a corn maze at the Creek Bed Country Farmacy. The miles of plowed rows were shaped into the form of the RMS Titanic. I was floored by the ingenuity of some people. Rather than tell you about this, I’d rather show you some pictures. If you want to see […]

Final Days for The 13

Just a quick note to let you know I’m over at FlamesRising.com today talking about The Thirteen. There, I mentioned some of the works I’ve done since I first started blogging and reviewing for the site. If you haven’t applied, there’s still time. For the latest update, read “The 13. Final Days to Apply.” If […]

Miniatures. Painted.

Saturday, I signed some print copies of Redwing’s Gambit, Rimward, Strange, Dead Love, and Falling Scales Part II at Pegasus Games. After a cooking class and a lovely Indian lunch, I wound up embroiled in a learn-to-paint minis class. These two are the very first minis I’ve ever painted. Both were practice figures, because I […]