standing in abandoned city looking at a magic gate, digital art style, illustration painting This feels like an important question to answer. I have to start with…… Read more “Do you try more to be original or to deliver to readers what they want?”
Category: fiction
When is writing most exciting?
There are a few general times when I find writing most satisfying and even thrilling. One is when a sentence comes together elegantly—not necessarily from a literary…… Read more “When is writing most exciting?”
Old Woodcut Illustrations
I’ve always loved old woodcut illustrations. They transform what would be a prosaic instruction manual into something I want to hang onto forever. Here’s the cover of…… Read more “Old Woodcut Illustrations”
Making up for lost time
Today I walked from one end of town to the other today (not all that far!). I thought I might figure out access onto the wider beach…… Read more “Making up for lost time”
Comparing Old and New Writing, Part 1
For the longest time I’ve read the suggestion of sharing old and new versions of my writing and have balked. Considering I kept every version of original…… Read more “Comparing Old and New Writing, Part 1”
Character Development
The building of characters has been a slow emergence. Developing my main character was a very different endeavor from forming antagonists. In my series, Braided Dimensions, Kay…… Read more “Character Development”
Fantasy Word Cloud
I recently found a program that gives me word clouds (frequency of words) for book categories, drawing from book cover material (I think). Ostensibly this should help…… Read more “Fantasy Word Cloud”
Reader Profile – Bob
Bob reading in the cob cottage he built Bob came to California in the 1970s from Pennsylvania where he grew up (though, asked where he grew up,…… Read more “Reader Profile – Bob”
Book Party
Collage of medieval times What would a Braided Dimensions party look like? I ask myself. There are some very fun role play possibilities for this fantasy series.…… Read more “Book Party”
Dream Elf
Natalie Dormer Occasionally my dreaming Self sends a dream that seems to answer a question I didn’t know I wanted answered, or needed to ask. For instance,…… Read more “Dream Elf”
Marie Judson 