It took [checks watch] oh, just about ten months to write Chapter I of Above the Circle of the Earth (ACE). That's about nine months longer than I wanted, but, like I mentioned in my last post, it seems like 2020 dried up most of my "creative juices"More
I'm a graphic designer by day, so typography (among other things) has always interested me. (I'm a "technical writer" by degree, but I can fit all the "technical writing" I've done in any professional capacity on a quark. I haven't done any.) I just finished "reading" Robert Bringhurst'sMore
Once I completed Chapter X for Beneath the Vault of Stars (BVS), I remember thinking, "Holy smokes! This could be a real thing!" I thought pretty much the same thing after finishing Chapter X for Between the Lion and the Wolf (BLW), too. And now I've finished Chapter XI! Chapter XIIMore
After almost half a year, Beneath the Vault of Stars (BVS) has three reviews.[efn_note]This post (and the reviews in question) referred to the original listing for Beneath the Vault of Stars.[/efn_note] Two of those reviews are from Mom and Dad (thanks, guys!). One of the best ways forMore
God bless moms. Especially mine, who had the foresight to save so many of the writings I created when I was younger. For decades, she kept unnumbered stories, drawings, school reports, and who knows what else in an old trunk. During one of our trips to Maine, myMore
While trying to gain exposure for Beneath the Vault of Stars (BVS), people say they'd love an audiobook version. Cool. Without trying to sound prideful, people also say I have a good speaking voice. I have no idea what goes into producing a bona fide audiobook, but since I haveMore
I've been invisible for the last couple of weeks. Well, invisible if one were only searching for me here. I'd mentioned in previous posts that February 10 was Holly Spring's annual Community Arts Festival, and that this year they'd be having a selection of local authors available to…do author-y stuff.More
Part of Chapter VI for Between the Lion and the Wolf just would not come! Seems like weeks since I've made any real progress: I've been developing ideas for Tsharak's Tale or messing around with auxiliary assets in attempts to allow the latest bout of writer's block to run itsMore
Chapter V might be the longest chapter in Books I and II so far! On its own, it's right around ten thousand words[note]I went back and counted: Adobe InDesign says Chapter V contains 74,874 characters, 13,092 words, and 345 paragraphs![/note]: stated another way, it's a touch longer thanMore
Progress on Between the Lion and the Wolf (BLW) feels like it's going more slowly than in the past, but if I stop and think about it, I'm pretty sure I sat on two chapters of Beneath the Vault of Stars (BVS) for almost a year before moving forward with that,More