Tag: writing

Adventures of a Fiction-Writing MLIS Student: Semester 1

My first semester working toward my masters in library and information science is over, and I feel confident in saying that I totally rocked it. I was pleased to discover that, twelve years after finishing my undergraduate degree, I haven't lost my Nerd-Fu. On the downside, first semester craziness combined with Ye Olde Day Job … Continue reading Adventures of a Fiction-Writing MLIS Student: Semester 1

On epic fantasy and bodily functions

Dear Potential Future Readers: So I'm working on this Big Fat Epic Fantasy Novel. If it ever sees the light of publishing day, then you, dear epic fantasy fan, will possibly read it. And several of you are going to raise certain complaints. I would like to preemptively address one of them now: No, it's … Continue reading On epic fantasy and bodily functions

Signals and study and stories, oh my!

It seems I went AWOL on the blog posting front. Again. But now that I'm here, many things... SIGNALS: First, a signal boost: Say Yes to Gay YA, where authors Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith talk about an unfortunate instance of being asked to either make a gay character in their novel straight or remove the … Continue reading Signals and study and stories, oh my!

The Writerly Update: Rising from the Grave Edition

Holy crap, has it really been that long since I've posted something? Sorry not to have been keeping up lately, but life has continued to dance on the insane side of the fence. Hopefully come fall I'll be able to settle back into a blog reading and writing routine. Until then, I'll probably remain my … Continue reading The Writerly Update: Rising from the Grave Edition

A sale, and unexpected responses to saying you write fantasy

I'm happy to say that I've sold a twisted little flash piece of mine called "Mr. Fluffy" to the wonderfully named Untied Shoelaces of the Mind. And on a non-pimpage note, I've now encountered the following situation enough that I'm curious to know if any of my fellow fantasy writers have as well: I'll be … Continue reading A sale, and unexpected responses to saying you write fantasy

Three Squiggly Things Make a Post

~ Much to my surprise, on Monday I cranked out the first draft of a short story I hadn't planned to work on that night let alone finish. It felt rather reinvigorating. I wrote 1,000 not totally crappy words in under an hour, which is unusually fast for me. Onto the second draft de-crapification process! … Continue reading Three Squiggly Things Make a Post

Escape from the Void Of Too Much Else To Do

Urgh, so much for resurfacing on the blogosphere. Well, I did resurface. I just got sucked right back into the Void Of Too Much Else To Do. I have a feeling that's going to be happening a lot over the next few months. So the bulleted version of what this writer has been up to: * … Continue reading Escape from the Void Of Too Much Else To Do

The Writerly Update: In which I feel a draft

Turns out I was incorrect in stating that the first draft of my current short story was 6,800. There were about 400 words worth of notes I had forgotten to remove from the file, so it was actually 6,400--still about where I predicted it would be, though.  Getting rid of that pesky Procrastination Fairy didn't go … Continue reading The Writerly Update: In which I feel a draft

Turning Personal Experience Into Fiction: “The Wounded House”

Black Static 20, which includes my story "The Wounded House," is now out. I'm thrilled to be included in an awesome publication with awesome company, and it gives me a good excuse to babble about the story's evolution. (For anyone planning to read the issue, I am obliged to warn that there are slight spoilers … Continue reading Turning Personal Experience Into Fiction: “The Wounded House”