This week’s look to the past was originally published on 8/13/21. I’m posting it again now because it is some good advice and a bit of encouragement that I also need to remember from time to time. Many, if not all, of us seek external validation. But perhaps the most important validation is within yourself.Continue reading “Flashback Fridays #14”
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The Words That Remain: Editing Sylvanus
I have spent an enormous amount of time editing Sylvanus: Swords and Sons over the last three weeks. More time than I typically do for pure writing, and probably more than makes rational business sense, but I am in love with this tale and want to make sure it is as good as I canContinue reading “The Words That Remain: Editing Sylvanus”
Quick Update
First off, Happy Holidays! I hope you are all safe, warm, and jolly. I apologize for the lag in posts, but all my free time this past month has been devoted to rewriting Jezelle: Thief of Forks. I tried to get to this post on Saturday, but it just didn’t happen. Better late than never,Continue reading “Quick Update”
Quick update and a piece of gold
I know, I was doing really well with posting on time twice a week, and I’m slacking. This is late, but it still counts, as it was posted on Wednesday. Unfortunately, it is budget time in higher education, and the situation is especially grim this year. Thus, my time is being consumed by work, andContinue reading “Quick update and a piece of gold”
What Has My Writing Style Become After 20 Years?
After more than two decades of writing, I’ve started wondering what, exactly, my style has become. It’s not something I’ve spent much time defining, and truthfully, I’m still not sure I could point to a formula or philosophy that guides every decision I make on the page. But the question keeps returning—quietly, persistently—especially as IContinue reading “What Has My Writing Style Become After 20 Years?”
A Writer’s Note-to-Self
Dear Me, I know you’ve been wrestling with questions lately about your writing—specifically, how to balance the desire for external validation and writing for the sake of writing. Destiny of the Daystar is the fourth book in a series, and you can’t expect it to take off. You knew sales would be dismal. Yes, itContinue reading “A Writer’s Note-to-Self”
