Today I tried something a friend suggested. I made a poem by choosing a single phrase from each poem I recorded this month. It’s no work of…… Read more “Dream Poem – January 2022”
Category: Writing
New Year Storms and Writing by Hand
I missed my blog post due to a 3-day power outage this week. We’ve had trees down, rivers flooding, school closure … Nothing out of the ordinary…… Read more “New Year Storms and Writing by Hand”
Homunculus
I had a sort of synchronicity recently. When I described a dream I had in which “I want to take a little house with grumpy little men…… Read more “Homunculus”
Keeping Track
Writing a fantasy sci-fi series, one can imagine the number of names, places, and terms for things in other languages—foods, animals, types of cloth—to keep track of.…… Read more “Keeping Track”
Romance Your …
Not long ago, I posted about the start of the book Romance Your Brand. Really that was my favorite part, the start of the book. But the…… Read more “Romance Your …”
What literary pilgrimages have you gone on?
I’ve written before about how i chose the location for the medieval part of the first Braided Dimensions series without having been there. Throughout the writing, i…… Read more “What literary pilgrimages have you gone on?”
New Way to Find A Good Read
Recently I was asked by shepherd.com staff to create an author page for their new-ish site that guides readers. They ask an author to describe five books…… Read more “New Way to Find A Good Read”
Palatable Writing-to-the-Market Advice
Recently I joined a book group to read about the craft of writing and have discussion. Two of the four books we’ve read so far did not…… Read more “Palatable Writing-to-the-Market Advice”
Waiting
When I contemplate my next blog post, I search for what’s burning inside me. Or else go looking for a topic that intrigues me, a question I…… Read more “Waiting”
Ongoing Recording Saga
The experience of recording a chapter every week keeps bringing new insights and learning. I’ve now heard my first chapter aired (sorry about the bit of background…… Read more “Ongoing Recording Saga”