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A tip from the internet
Meandering through the internet, I found a pair of images that really struck me. I’ll let them speak for themselves: The difference between the first and the second is staggering. One is vivid and evocative, the other is silly– and makes a striking point. These comparisons are so overused (so cliche) that they have ceased Read more
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What’s kept me busy these past few weeks…
You may have noticed that I’ve dropped off the face of the earth since the end of my July blogging challenge. I’ve been tremendously busy lately, and this little guy is most of the reason behind it. We brought him home on August 4, and he’s a real handful! Read more
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Art installation in the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library
Art captured in words won’t hide in shadow. It emerges to illuminate life. Read more
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The perils and potentials of Cartesian madness
The Scenario A while back I was working on a story with Kya, and I kept hitting a roadblock with one character in particular. She was an ordinary teenager tossed into a magical world. Unfortunately, she was also more grounded than she was practical. Looking at the magic, she started coming up with every possible Read more
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Keeping on track
If there’s one thing that far too many of us have in common these days, it’s the simple words: “I am busy”. At the moment I’m going to school to pursue a Masters of Library Science, I’m running a freelance editing service, I’m trying to fix up my own manuscript, I’m participating in the Speculative Read more
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Nitpicking Narrators – Part II: He gazed into the sunset
While I’m busy with grad school, I’ll be replaying some of the most-read posts from my old blog. Some people instantly gravitate to one particular narrative style. The story they’re writing just naturally lends itself to one Point of View (POV) in particular. After all, who would want to read “That guy over there? His Read more
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