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Author photo reveal: The fans hath spoken!

After tabulating the votes, my first official author photo has been selected! This is happening, people. Oh yes!

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A brief writing update!

I’m plowing through the edits for Princesses In SPACE!!! as hard as I can. The goal is to get through this round of edits, the final “substantive” round, by the end of this month. As of this writing, I’m just … Continue reading

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“Just one word at a time, man.”

“When asked, “How do you write?” I invariably answer, “One word at a time,” and the answer is invariably dismissed. But that is all it is. It sounds too simple to be true, but consider the Great Wall of China, … Continue reading

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Gardeners versus Architects

George RR Martin has some interesting things to say about writing. I agree with him, quite strongly, here. I may have issues with his books, but I think he nails this. I, too, am more of a gardener in this … Continue reading

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Pick My Author Photo!

OK, folks, it’s July, and I’m starting to ramp up my focus on this November’s release of Princesses In SPACE!!! (Not the actual title). Lots of exciting stuff to come in the next few months, but we’ll start with this: … Continue reading

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Pounding the Keyboard

Moving is bad for writing. This much is certain. A more pernicious discovery, though, is my recent determination that having a home can be bad for writing, too! Back in my Usenet days, I participated in a group that focused … Continue reading

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Grammar, grammar! Grammar uber alles!

I saw this on Twitter earlier…so even though a bunch of you had grammar peeves that you cited in last week’s Wednesday Conversation Starter, I cannot actually call any of you “grammar Nazis”.

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Cover art?

Saw this on Tumblr. Wow, this is right up the alley for the cover to Princesses In SPACE!!! (not the actual title). (artist)

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Building a Library

When the prospect of finally moving from the old Casa Jaquandor into a new Casa Jaquandor started shaping into more of a realistic goal than a “here’s something we should do one day” dream, maybe a year-and-a-half ago, there were … Continue reading

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A brief writing update

For various reasons, the only writing project to which I can devote any time at all right now is Lighthouse Boy (not the actual title), which got stuck in a particular spot because I just couldn’t figure out where to … Continue reading

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