Writing Life

Jun 21, 20192 min read

Confession time: For the last five months or so, a few false starts notwithstanding, I haven’t really been writing. I would say it was a...

Mar 18, 20193 min read

Bedrock

This is a thank you post, so I’m going to say that first. To everyone who has ever left me a good Amazon review, who has ever emailed or...

Mar 12, 20193 min read

1,001 Reasons Not To Write Today

I think I just figured out why it can be so incredibly hard to start writing in the morning. See, when I’m on a roll or on a tangible...

Dec 2, 20142 min read

A Humbling Milestone

Yesterday my first novel, Alex, hit an incredible milestone: 1,000 reader reviews on Amazon.com. The big 1-K. When I published the book...

Feb 25, 20145 min read

The Reasons

I’m an extremely introspective person, nearly to a fault. When I was working a normal day job, I was able to keep my darker musings...

Dec 10, 20133 min read

All The Latest

Damn, I have a lot to say. I’ll try to keep each item brief. I’ll also label them, so you can skip the stuff that sounds boring to you....

Jun 9, 20134 min read

The Evils of Mismatched Plural Verbs (And Concomitant Plural Pronoun Evil)

Warning: I’m about to get all “nerdy writer” on you. There’s a trend that I’ve noticed over the past several years that has been driving...

Dec 3, 20121 min read

Day One

The desk in my study looked different when I got home from work today. It’s not just the place I play Skyrim anymore. It’s not just the...

Nov 21, 20123 min read

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After much deliberation, I settled on the title for this post as a series of exclamation points, because for me, no words can really do...

Oct 24, 20123 min read

An Unexpected Pressure

Something has happened since I published Alex, something both wonderful and terrifying. It’s something I had hoped for in my wildest...

May 15, 20121 min read

Quick Update

Hit the 20,000 word mark on Rebecca tonight, which puts me at roughly 25% on the first draft. It’s not coming along as quickly as I’d...

Apr 19, 20122 min read

Well… a busy madman.

I said in my last post that I want to write “like a madman.” And I do! Unfortunately, I have to settle for writing “whenever I get a...

Feb 3, 20122 min read

An Update on the Whole Writing Thing

It feels like it’s been awhile since I made an update on the self-publishing and writing process. It’s probably only been like a week,...

Jan 18, 20124 min read

Total Control! Wait, Is That a Good Thing?

E-publishing is changing everything about the publishing industry, and the trend is only going to continue. I used to respond to such...

Jan 5, 20122 min read

Self-Published, and Proud of It

I got a new Amazon review this week that I’m really proud of. It’s my first four-star review, and of course that stings a bit, but that...

Dec 7, 20111 min read

Section breaks on Kindle

I said before that I’d test using section breaks instead of page breaks in Word, convert it to Kindle format (.prc) and test it in the...

Nov 5, 20113 min read

What’s going on

Haven’t posted in awhile, but I have been busy. The most exciting thing is that I have a date I’m targeting for Kindle publication: ...

Jul 28, 20111 min read

Reasons why this week kicks ass

1. I started writing again. I’ve shot up to 60,500 words, or 75% of the goal word count. I feel like I’ve really got momentum. Now...

Apr 11, 20112 min read

Not Happening Tonight

I sat down to work on Alex, like in the deal. I managed a paragraph or so. The problem is, I’ve been reading The Wise Man’s Fear and...

Apr 8, 20112 min read

The maiden post

Forgive me in advance for the rambling nature of this post. Or, you know, don’t. I’ll find the strength to survive. So awhile back I...