Fantasy Author & Poet
I tried to revise a story I like a great deal, but it just seems to sputter and lacks the fire I envision for it. I guess I just keep plugging away until it catches. It felt better after spending a few hours with it. I recently set myself a goal of developing one new… Continue reading Work in Progress: June 5, 2019
I returned to an unnamed short story and was pleased. The ending needs a little work but it could be ready for a beta read soon. The story Melina Unbound has everything I want for it except the main character's voice feels incomplete. She needs innocent anger with fear, wonder, and joy as related by… Continue reading Work in Progress 4/25/19
Jotted down a couple of rough poem ideas, and updated the Paltry Sums story⎼again⎼to read over⎼again⎼before sending it out. Then spent a little time reworking a different novella, the one I workshopped last year. I don't normally jump between two larger projects but I had an idea about how to fix one of the issues… Continue reading Work in Progress 4/15/19
This was a rough week, physically. Spent most of it in constant pain, something I'm learning to get used to as I age. Unfortunately that meant I could not stand or sit (or even lie down) most of the week, which meant no writing and little sleep. Until today. I scribbled a couple of rough… Continue reading Work in Progress 4/13/19
Too many ideas today. I couldn't write/type them down fast enough. I've been working on a longer poem for a few days but still haven't found its heart. I'm getting closer the more I work on it. If I drift from it by writing more, then it's time to reexamine. The plot and character arcs… Continue reading Work in Progress 4/6/19
