You’d think, since I work in politics that I a) would not be shocked by anything anymore, and b) would feel like I’m already doing plenty to right the ship. Apparently, you’d be wrong. a) I am aghast at the blink-blink reaction of much of the country to the blatant, naked racism on display from […]
Category: Writing
It has been a little over a month since I have written any fiction. Not a word. But I am getting back on that proverbial horse. A little over a month ago, I was offered a half time job by a friend, and I took it. Thus a third, part-time career was born. I am […]
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The unintended red herring
File under, “Lessons learned while writing.” I have a tendency to throw details into a story that explain a problem in my head, but are not meant to go further than that. But a reader, who is not in my head, reads that detail as crucial, and chases it down the rabbit hole until they […]
Another month gone by. It went fast, but mostly because I didn’t do a lot of productive writing. I hit what you might call a bad patch. I have never been the best at being relentlessly focused, and when you combine that with two creative blocks, well. Nothing gets done. Huh. So, are you ready […]
Hey all. So, it was about a month ago that I posted that last update on my writing career. You may be wondering how the writing career is going. Yeah, how is the writing career going? Okay. I spent this last month doing a lot of worldbuilding, which was fun. An aside for non-SF/F fans: […]
Some of you may already know that I quit my job a couple of weeks ago. Some of you may even know that I also quit my career at the same time. I’ve been working in Higher Education web development or technology since I took my first part-time job at the University of Iowa in […]