When to call a project a wash
I’ve written previously about the importance of finishing projects you start. It’s something I finally got around to committing to way too late in l...
Category: work in progress
Microfiction contest, round one
I’ve done a number of contests through the NYC Midnight organization, including short stories and short scripts. Just over an hour ago (midnight NYC time,...
Gamma testing a game
My daughter came up with a board game today. I can’t say how well thought-out it was before she drew it onto a large art book-sized page–she’s...
What I’m working on
I was recently struck with an idea for a fantasy story, almost more of a fairytale, that had some dark elements to it. Not Tim Burton dark, but definitely with ...
New year, new website
It’s been far too long in coming, but hopefully in short order, this website will not only be live (it actually is now, though no one’s checking it ...
Teaching an old dog new tricks
I sometimes shake my head at how badly I fumble even the basics of writing. There’s old writing advice that goes, essentially, that you should let the sto...
A secret thing
I’ll share details as I can, and it’s frustrating trying to share good news without being able to actually specify much of what that news is, but su...
It’s, it’s, a posting blitz!
All of today’s posts (and more) occurred to me just today. It’s not lost on me that I’ve gone months (eek!) without adding much to this site, which is supposed ...
On changing focus
It was a several years back that I first met Ricky Lima, an independent comic creator. He was running a seminar on creating your own comics, which offered me a ...
The ‘What I’ve Been Doing’ Update
I believe since my last visit to the site, I’ve finished the first a themed short story collection. By “finish”, I mean I opted more to leave it once it got up ...