How hard is writing? Very, it turns out.
It’s coming on for April, the skies of England are once again full of sunshine, but my writing life is full of rain.
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...Ooh! A Question about Lexical Density
What are the possible factors that lessens the lexical density in writing?? A question in a comment? Yes! I was so tickled that I decided to devote an entire blog post to it. And I won’t just tell you. I’ll show you, and to do so I’ll pick on...
Wednesday Wanderings
So this past weekend, I finally finished the first draft of Surgeburnt, my post-apocalyptic science fantasy novel. The setting was out of my wheelhouse, a stretch for my skills, and the plot required some delicate handling, because it involv......
Hogwarts is Not a Good School
Having recently finished rereading Rowling’s series for about the tenth time, I’ve once again fallen in love with her intricate world, her lovable characters, and the sheer brilliance of her writing. Yet as a teacher, I can’t help but notice some of the issues at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft...
Wednesday Wanderings
I know it's been radio silence on this blog for a while. It's been a crazy few months. I've been studying for the CSW (Certified Specialist of Wine) which exam I just passed - a huge feather in my cap. Work has taken a lot of my emoti......
The Snark is Unbecoming
So…. I first interacted with Sarah Chorn last year when Pilgrimage to Skara was a finalist in the 2017 Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (still tickles every time I say that). Sarah runs the blog Bookworm Blues, which was then, and is again this year, one of the SPFBO judges. Sarah didn’t...
Spire City 50% off sale!
If you want to patronize stores outside the Amazon milieu, Smashwords is a great source for buying ebooks. This week is Read an Ebook Sale at Smashwords, and all my Spire City novels/seasons are on sale there. Season One: Infected, Season Two: Pursued,......
The Drying MMO Pond
So…. I was in Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) this evening. It’s my go-to RPG-type game when I just want to bum around a bit and talk to some old online friends. Well, there was a discussion about MMOs (Massive Multiplayer Online games) in the “global” chat channel...