Major book news, short story news, a review of how I spent my time the first six months this year, and thoughts and feelings about the future.
Book Announcement: Perceiver has dropped!
There is no non-annoying way to champion your debut novel, so forgive me for believing that it’s DAMN GOOD. You can pre-order it on Amazon and read the first chapter on my website (links in post).
Story Inspiration: “Singot”
Before I can understand something, I have to be able to explain it to myself. In the case of love, the explanation had to be a story. That story was "Singot".
Writing for Others and the Consequences to Our Humanity
I used to believe that writing for an audience betrayed my authentic self (whatever that was). I was lucky, but also just a little screwed, to have wonderful teachers who encouraged me to write however I wanted, instead of reports on books you have to read for English class, with prompts like, “What is the symbolism behind Johnny shooting his dog?”, usually in that god awful five-paragraph style. Writing was the most fun when I didn’t have to worry about what someone else thought about my Goose Game fanfiction. I didn’t have to worry about people rejecting my stories.
Productivity, the pandemic, and me
I’m thinking about how I can’t separate doing from being. You are what you do, not what you think. So what have I been doing? I’ve been trying to stick to the productivity routine I had before the pandemic. Thoughts on loneliness and productivity.
Characters to Love: Writing Advice
I've always found creating good characters rather easy. I created a system to make them consistently great. Why do readers love certain characters?
Best Apps for Surviving 2021 as a Writer
Having trouble writing while juggling the American pandemic experience? Give yourself up to the higher authority and power of apps. Make it easy to accomplish by setting good habits, and make it hard to fail by automating things that block things for you.
Year in Review: 2020
While it was not the year I hoped it would be (was it for anyone?), good stuff did happen. Writing goals, reflections, statistics.
2019 Year in Review
I was going to post this in January 2020. Then February. Then March. And then the months smeared together when the pandemic erased everything. 2019 was not a great year writing-wise. But you should see it, and I should own it. Lots of things happened this year. My part-time job turned into full-time, with all … Continue reading 2019 Year in Review
2018 Year in Review
This article was originally posted on longhandhabits.com. It’s been a year. Quite a year. I won a local writing competition and received an honorable mention in another. I learned how to be a full time writer and build up knowledge around self-publishing, writing, editing, marketing, and blogging. I restarted my blog and have been keeping … Continue reading 2018 Year in Review