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I Am No Writer

I posted this image last week to Instagram, and someone asked about it:   What do I mean by this? Why would I claim to not be a writer, but rather a storyteller? What I mean is simply this: I … Continue reading

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Confessions of a Writer

So I saw this little quiz-thing on another writer’s blog (Julia Grantham‘s, to be precise), and though I haven’t been tagged with it, I’m not going to wait. So here’s a bit about me as a writer, for anyone who … Continue reading

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Updates and a Quick Stroll Around the Writing Neighborhood!

Hey all! I hope that 2016 is starting to settle into some good of good groove for you all, now that the bustle of the Holiday season is over. I’m always bummed out, a little, when the Holidays end; for … Continue reading

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“Shiny in the Black”: A FIREFLY Christmas

I wrote this story, a rare foray into fan-fiction, a few years ago and I’ve been reposting it on Byzantium’s Shores every year since. This year, I thought I’d bring it over here. This is what I imagine a Very … Continue reading

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When the Muse Taunts Me

(The following is a repost of something I originally posted to Byzantium’s Shores a few years ago. It remains a relatively accurate portrayal of my relationship with The Muse.) The Muse is a fairly capricious being. When we think of … Continue reading

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Your First Draft is NOT Crap!!!

There seems to be a common school of thought among writers, at least so far as I’ve seen, that holds that your first draft of anything – story, novel, poem, whatever – is always bad. But I gotta be honest here, … Continue reading

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A Brief Trip Around Writing Blogistan

Here are some things that I’ve seen around the neighborhood of the Blogistan Writing Community: Briana Morgan released her first book, Blood and Water, a month or two back (I read several chapters of it in draft, and if the final … Continue reading

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Stuff!!!

No updates in a few weeks! But it’s been a really busy month. Here are some notes on recent antics in my world: Remember, THE WISDOMFOLD PATH is out! I haven’t finished the Nook formatting yet, but I hope to have … Continue reading

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On Fanfic, and on Writing as Play

So there was a thing the other day on Twitter in which a lot of writers were suddenly defending the idea of writing fan fiction. I didn’t understand why at first, but as far as I can tell, someone wrote … Continue reading

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THE WISDOMFOLD PATH, Chapter Two!

Annnnd, here it is! The second of the two sample chapters I’ll be posting from THE WISDOMFOLD PATH. (You did check out Chapter One, didn’t you? Hmmmm? Well, if not, this would be a darn good time to do that!) The book … Continue reading

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