I’ve decided to keep Raymond Day in my novel. I feel the story is going to suffer greatly without it; he needs to be there. Day, who first appeared in The Queen of Crows, is a problematic character for a few reasons. First, his origin story dates back to the Westward expansion in the 1830s […]
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Musings and Opinions
The Lowdown on Stuff I Like. Starting with 9.
Last week, I decided I’m going to blog on occasion about stuff I like. It’s the censored version, in the sense that there won’t be a lot of swear-y bits, but at the same time it’s not the “I’m kissing butt” or the “I’m boasting about stuff I’ve worked on” variety. (If you haven’t met […]
Mo*Con and Writing the Other
Mo*Con is a gathering of writers and fans in Indianapolis that’s put together by my friend Maurice Broaddus. This year’s theme was writing the other. I had a wonderful time and was anxious to have the discussion about writing the other, because it directly impacts my original work. You see, this has always been important […]
Packing Up the Office
I am back from C2E2. Back from Mo*Con. Two new releases are debuting shortly, and I’ve got more in the hopper — but my free time is now occupied with packing, working out (after airport debacle starting a running program titled “YOUR CONNECTION IS IN 15 MINUTES”), and not getting burned by the day star. […]
The Life Update
2013 was a great year for me professionally, but crappy personally. It did end on a high note, though, and there is that! But, the dread pirate Apathy sailed into town, and got stuck in the ice. Bad winter, terrible mood all around. Now that it’s well past Spring (and into 2014, already), I’ve been […]