Author Archives: ksedinger

Cover Reveals

Posted on August 15, 2015 by ksedinger

…but not mine! (Not yet, anyway.) Two author-folk for whom I have quite a bit of admiration revealed the covers for their new novels this weekend. Huzzah for them! First up is Carrie Morgan, with her cover art for her … Continue reading →

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Tools of the Trade

Posted on August 9, 2015 by ksedinger

What writer doesn’t like talking about process? Let’s talk process! Specifically, the tools I use. For years, I’ve been a dedicated OpenOffice user. My reasons for this, at the outset, were anything but high-minded devotion to the open-source software model. … Continue reading →

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Ooooh! Exciting stuff ahead!!

Posted on August 5, 2015 by ksedinger

Hey there, folks! Just dropping by (in what I hope will be a more frequent thing) to discuss what’s going on in my World of Writing. 1. I’m still preparing for my “relaunch” of Stardancer, which will take place later this … Continue reading →

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A Dispatch from the Hinterlands

Posted on July 5, 2015 by ksedinger

Hey, everybody! Yes, it’s been a long time without a posting in this space. But not without cause! Here’s what’s going on! 1. I finished my second round of edits on The Wisdomfold Path (The Song of Forgotten Stars, Book … Continue reading →

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Six Months of Stardancing

Posted on May 12, 2015 by ksedinger

So, I released Stardancer six months ago today! Time for a bit of reflection. Obviously I haven’t begun to rival JK Rowling yet, but hey, they didn’t build Rome in a day either. All things in their time…and really, who … Continue reading →

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A few things

Posted on April 24, 2015 by ksedinger

Just a couple of items about progress and whatnot! 1. I’m nearing the final stretch of PRINCESSES III. I’m not sure how my writing pace will keep up, because I have a couple of complex set pieces to write still, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts

Posted on April 15, 2015 by ksedinger

As I write this, I’m entering the climactic part of the story in PRINCESSES IN SPACE III: PRINCESSES ON PARADE (not the actual title), and as the story starts to wind up, some things have been on my mind. As … Continue reading →

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Progress Report

Posted on April 6, 2015 by ksedinger

So, how are things going? Well, when I’m actively producing a first draft, I track my daily output in a spreadsheet. Here’s a photo of that spreadsheet, from the beginning of March: Note that I started March with 106,522 words … Continue reading →

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Hank Speaks: How I Edit

Posted on March 18, 2015 by ksedinger

(Crossposted to Byzantium’s Shores) A fellow writer asked, via Instagram, how I go about editing as a writer who generally doesn’t outline at all. Generally speaking, my Inner Editor acts in different ways at different points in the process. Because … Continue reading →

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Happy Pi Day!

Posted on March 14, 2015 by ksedinger

(crossposted from Byzantium’s Shores) Yes, today is Pi Day! I don’t usually do much to observe Pi Day, but this year’s is a special edition, since this is the only year in this century when the digits will line up … Continue reading →

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