Yet Another Novel Writing Guide
Having finally finished my first novel, I obviously know everything and anything about writing another one, right? Um, no. In fact, in some ways I feel more confused than ever about "how to write a novel". Everything I read beforehand basically expressed two...
Updates
A quick update of things past, things present, and things to come: I wrote a novel! It was a side project -- try to complete NaNoWriMo successfully -- to get back into the swing of creating, and to tackle some of the challenges I've been facing lately. As it turns...
CMCL Reflections — July 21st, 2013
The following was presented as a reflection on July 21st at the Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster 9:30AM service. So the past week has been a rollercoaster for me, one that started late Saturday night when I found out about the Zimmerman acquittal. I wasn't...
Commercial Break
Don't you just hate it when a show is getting to the good part and then there's a commercial break? I feel like my blog is at that point, except perhaps it hasn't gotten to the good part yet. I'm in the home stretch of getting the First Semester Physics Survival Guide...
Sidekicks Are The Real Heroes
Well, inspiration didn't strike until very late in the week, so I apologize for the tardiness of this post. Better late than never, though, right? As I've mentioned before, I'm in the process of publishing the First Semester Physics Survival Guide, a lifeline for the...
Crowdfunding Your Project: 9 Things To Keep In Mind
Last Tuesday I had a lot of fun participating on the radio show Aspects of Writing with James Kelly. The topic of conversation turned to crowdfunding for writing projects. However, I thought it might also be good to write out some of what I've learned from using...
Weight Loss and Me
Shortly before my second daughter was born I decided that I wanted to lose weight. I had watched my parents struggle and suffer through various forms of bariatric surgery, and I wanted nothing at all to do with it. So I changed my diet and lost weight. Over the course...
bedtime
i lie ready at the starting line of sleep tank's full of exhaustion this race should be good (tiny speedsters with a big head start already careening towards the finish line can't lose not again) lights cycle yellow then green GO she's off and I watch her shooting...
Daughters of Jerusalem (Station 8)
Our paths wind with mystery through a murky wood. We know not the destination, but we pretend to choose our way points. Even then, the path seems fickle and capricious; we catch a glimpse of glittery gold through the trees, then cry and wail as the path doubles back,...
Introvert Open For Business
So I have a confession to make: I'm an introvert. For those of you who know me well, this is probably not a surprise. For others, however, this may be significant news. I'll forgo the usual defense of introversion that normally follows; others have done it...
How Cyberpunk Predictions Came True
My introduction to cyberpunk was through the writings of William Gibson. I devoured Neuromancer, and partially enjoyed Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive. (The pseudo-mystical elements left me a bit cold.) I loved Burning Chrome, however. From there I explored the...
Random Thoughts
Don't you hate it when you have a bunch of posts that you've got half formed, but none of them actually gel? I have several ideas for today's post but none of them came together in a satisfying way. For example, it struck me a few weeks ago that the predictions of...