Since my last post on indie publishing, I’ve been thinking a lot about this subject. I haven’t decided to take the plunge into self published ebooks yet, but I have decided to make some changes in my writing and my career strategy, in order to position myself more favorably if/when I choose to do so.… Continue reading More thoughts on indie publishing
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Worlds Away from Home 2.1 is finished!
Yep, that’s right! I finished another novel, in this case the second draft of my fourth. It’s not without its flaws, but good enough that I won’t feel humiliated for life by sending it out to my first readers. Anyhow, here are the stats: Worlds Away from Home 2.1 ms pages: 450 words: 96,212 file… Continue reading Worlds Away from Home 2.1 is finished!
Character DTRs and other such stuff
Just a quick post before I go to bed. The two main characters in WAFH just had a DTR (Define The Relationship discussion) and it was, well, kind of rough. I don’t know what’s harder: having one in real life, or writing a fictional one that actually works. I also don’t know which one I… Continue reading Character DTRs and other such stuff
Beard pics and other updates
In case you didn’t know, I’ve been experimenting a bit with facial hair recently. I figure, hey, I’m no longer a BYU student, so I might as well, right? Well, the results are in, and I must say I’m quite pleased. I mean, check out how awesome I look: Alright, fine, so that’s actually Waylander… Continue reading Beard pics and other updates
4,271 words…whew!
Just a real quick post before I go to bed. I wrote over 4k words today in WAFH–all for a chapter that I basically cooked up on the fly. It feels amazing. For the past month or so, I’ve been recycling old material, cutting a lot of stuff that doesn’t work, tweaking the stuff that… Continue reading 4,271 words…whew!
Writing update, getting ready for LTUE, & Katniss must DIE
So I’m back at work at WAFH, making slow but steady progress. At this point, I’m throwing out about half of what’s on the page and redrafting stuff to fill in the gaps, but that’s only going to increase. It’s not particularly hard, but it does take a lot out of me. I’m finding that… Continue reading Writing update, getting ready for LTUE, & Katniss must DIE
Deceptively unproductive day
Man, where did the day go? I don’t feel like I was lazy, yet I only wrote about 1.2k words for the whole day. And things were going so well the day before… Well, I guess I was busy, just with a whole lot of other things. Donated plasma (which took all morning), got some… Continue reading Deceptively unproductive day
Deceptively productive day and other updates
Man, I revised through about 4k words today…and wrote a 1.5k outline for Edenfall to boot. Not bad, considering how much time I spent putzing around reading publishing blogs and job hunting on craigslist. Things are going well with WAFH; after a slight dropoff at the end of last week, I’m rebuilding momentum rather quickly. … Continue reading Deceptively productive day and other updates
Looking for alpha readers and planning the next project
Worlds Away from Home 2.1 is going along well. I had a hard time switching from Bringing Stella Home back to this other project, but I’ve got some good momentum going and assuming no major interruptions, should be able to do about 3k words a day for the rest of the week. Then again, if… Continue reading Looking for alpha readers and planning the next project
How do you write a character who is shy?
The writing is a little sporadic these days, but it’s coming along. I’ve broken out of my most recent block, and progress is coming along on WAFH…or at least it was, when I didn’t have a temp job sucking up most of my time during the day. Still, can’t complain about work–and even though all… Continue reading How do you write a character who is shy?