So. With the baby coming, I am feeling a lot of pressure to finish this second book on time, so I will essentially have two in the can during the panicked period of diapers and late night feedings. Even if the UK goes ahead with their plan to print in August, I will still be […]
Progress and Tempering
Despite several major upheavals in my personal life, and a long period of adjustment to my new lifestyle, I have finally managed to get my writing back on track. Writing full time is weird. Sometimes, it feels like like it is always the weekend. Other times, it feels like it never is. I vacillate between […]
Maynard James Keenan
Fucking Maynard, man. Dude’s a genius. Hmm. You may not be familiar with what I’m talking about. Allow me to back up. Sometime in college, my friend Jeremy introduced me to a band called Tool, fronted by Maynard James Keenan, who wrote all the lyrics and music, as well. Maynard was a weird guy. He […]
Plotting vs. Prose
I think like plotting more than prose. I love, love, love making bulleted lists about a story’s plot and what is happening, putting in details about what the characters are feeling and their motivations, designing exciting moments in their lives and then arranging them in order with little “connector” points showing how they drift from […]
Potions Class
Sometimes, when I am tired, I make myself a little concotion I call “wake-up juice”. In the vein of Coke Blak, it is a combination of 30% cold coffee and 70% Diet Coke. No additional sweetner. Extra caffeine and none of the sugar! But if I’m feeling REALLY crazy, I toss in a shot of Kaluha. It’s […]