Working on my writing last week—the upcoming Book 2 in the Lost Xentu series, A Far Cry—I experienced that rush of making small adjustments that bring out…… Read more “Doubt”
Category: Writing
Process
I’ve arrived at an exciting place in my writing experience. I just brought the introduction of Book 2 of the Lost Xentu series up to where I…… Read more “Process”
Power Objects in Dreams
Dwelling built into the side of crater (futuristic image) April 16 Dream: I’m on a planet. I’m in a dip in the ground, lower down than maybe…… Read more “Power Objects in Dreams”
Early Sci-Fi by Women Writers
Recently I decided to re-read some of the books I enjoyed in my 20s. In that vein, I thought of Crystal Singers by Anne McCaffrey. Her Dragon…… Read more “Early Sci-Fi by Women Writers”
Dream Poem – January 2022
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”
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?”