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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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Writing Outside the Lines: on outlines

Posted on March 10, 2015 by ksedinger

(Crossposted to Byzantium’s Shores) New writer acquaintance Briana Morgan has a nice post up about the evils* of outlining: When I started using them [outlines], I felt trapped, bogged down, and nothing like myself. My whole process felt constrained. I … Continue reading →

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Updating Progress!

Posted on February 28, 2015 by ksedinger

I really need to make a better effort to keep new material appearing on this site, don’t I? Anyway, I’m trucking along on Book III of The Song of Forgotten Stars (unofficially titled Princesses In SPACE!!! III: More Spacier). This … Continue reading →

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