Man, it’s been a busy week–and a busy weekend! The days are really flying by, and it seems like I’ve got a hundred more things to do than I’m capable of doing. To complicate things, probably the biggest stress on me right now is finishing this novel…
Getting your story critiqued in front of class
So, I showed up to Sanderson’s class yesterday, and before the class started he turned to me and said “would you mind if I critiqued your submission this week in front of the class?”
Not a lot of progress…
Just another update on my life and my writing…
A really cool idea I had
In a few words: a religion with robot priests. Since I thought you might find the story of how I came up with the idea even more than the idea itself, here’s how it popped into my head:
Why did I waste a perfectly good weekend?
This is going to be a quick rant because I need to get some sleep…
Brandon Sanderson speaks to Quark!
We had an awesome weekend in the Quark writing group! Brandon Sanderson came and spoke on turning your dreams of becoming an sf/f writer into reality…
The Lost Colony to be submitted by May!
We had an interesting lecture today in English 318–Brandon explained the format of the final to us, and part of the final is that we actually submit something we’ve been writing to a professional publisher! So, now not only will I finish this novel by the end of the semester, but I’ll be sending it… Continue reading The Lost Colony to be submitted by May!
2,578 words tonight…whew!
Booooooooooooooo yeah!
A curious situation
This funny thing happened to me during church on Sunday, and it’s been puzzling me recently. I almost forgot about it, but it came back to me during work. It doesn’t have a whole lot to do with writing, but I thought I’d post it here to see if anyone could help me understand what’s… Continue reading A curious situation
Twilight: preliminary thoughts
So, I’m reading Twilight by Stephanie Meyers, to try and figure out what makes this book work. It’s been a really interesting experience so far, but I’m starting to understand why Brandon Sanderson called it “a book for 14 year old girls, or anyone who’s ever been a 14 year old girl.” It hearkens back… Continue reading Twilight: preliminary thoughts