Thanks for visiting! Sorry to be a lousy hostess, but a database migration left only one format of URL functioning, and it’s not the format used in any links created prior to July 10, 2020. Until I’m granted the god-tier server access required to fix the problem, all roads lead to PageNotFoundville. In the meantime, I can offer a search bar (to the right on desktop, below on mobile) and a post-and-page archive if you’re still interested in finding what brought you here. I apologize for the inconvenience.
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Posts by Category
Writing: You’ll be shocked to learn the default category on a writer’s blog is “Writing.” As such, it’s a catchall dating back to 2015. For scrolling convenience, recent entries for this list are at the top.
- 40K(ish) Milestone and The Dangers of Being Way Too Literal (July 24, 2020)
- Synopsis Built from Romance Beats (July 14, 2020)
- Contest Finalist (Take 2) and Technical Difficulties (July 10, 2020)
- The 40K Doldrums (June 30, 2020)
- Requiem for a First Act (in D Minor) (June 14, 2020)
- Sooty Arms Triumph Over Embroidered Waistcoat (June 10, 2020)
- Meaningless Numbers; Meaningful Pans and Stabby Things (May 28, 2020)
- The Week in Writing (May 15, 2020)
- Lejjen Dairy (May 2, 2020)
- Another Milestone (April 25, 2020)
- Progress Report (April 21, 2020)
- Keys found, keep searching (April 18, 2020)
- Scene vs. Scenery (April 16, 2020)
- A footstool by any other name (April 14, 2020)
- What Day Is It? (April 13, 2020)
- Patchwork (April 9, 2020)
- Worldbuilding Is Not Velvet Skull Wallpaper (April 8, 2020)
- Sossidge World (April 7, 2020)
- This Is My Fight Club Song (April 6, 2020)
- My Supervillain Name Is Unnecessary Preposition Fiend (April 5, 2020)
- Ergonomics for Writers (Not) (April 4, 2020)
- The “Good” Villain (January 22, 2020)
- Basic Structure Overview (June 10, 2018)
- Knowledge Aforethought (May 23, 2018)
- Theme! (May 16, 2018)
- My Writing Manifesto (April 2, 2018)
- Scenes. Again. (October 14, 2017)
- The “Art” of “Writing” a Book “Description” (August 11, 2016)
- An Antidote to Writing Poison: Inciting Incidents (December 14, 2015)
Never Do This Shit: In which I rant about what, in my opinion, is terrible writing (no offenders named) and propose alternatives.
- NDTS: Self-description (April 2, 2016)
- NDTS: Telling Conflict (April 30, 2017)
- Intellectually Challenged to a Nonviable Degree (January 3, 2018)
- Reading Angst (February 18, 2018)
- No. Just no. All of the no. (July 6, 2018)
- Point of View (July 12, 2018)
- NDTS: Consistently Crappy Sentences (March 10, 2019)
- NDTS: Evil Cousin Alphonse (September 2, 2019)
Q&A: On occasion, someone asks me a question. If I think others may be interested in the answer, I devote a post to it.
- Someone Asked: Thank You, Next (February 8, 2019)
- Someone Asked: Grimdark Edition (May 10, 2018)
- Someone Asked: Post-Release Edition (May 8, 2018)
- Someone Asked: Obstacles (February 5, 2017)
- Ten Thousand Hours Q&A (October 3, 2016)
Caz and Phin: The first few scenes of a book I abandoned in revision because it was way too “gawrsh, men sure are trash” to have legs as a heterosexual contemporary romance.
- Here, have 3500 words of Falling Lessons (October 6, 2018)
- Here, have another 1000 words of Falling Lessons (October 7, 2018)
- Here, have another 1800 words of Falling Lessons (October 8, 2018)
- Here, have another 1200 words of Falling Lessons (October 9, 2018)
- Here, have another another 1200 words of Falling Lessons (October 10, 2018)
Faceless: The first five installments of a serialized urban fantasy that was canceled by the moneybags.
- Dead Tales: The Ghost without a Face, Part 1 (October 27, 2018)
- Dead Tales: The Ghost without a Face, Part 2 (October 28, 2018)
- Dead Tales: The Ghost without a Face, Part 3 (October 29, 2018)
- Dead Tales: The Ghost without a Face, Part 4 (October 30, 2018)
- Dead Tales: The Ghost without a Face, Part 5 (October 31, 2018)
What Comes After Dessert: Something possessed me to do a walkthrough of most of this book, which I had blocked from memory until building this archive. Oh, to have that much time on my hands!
- WCAD Walkthrough: Chapter 1 (September 28, 2015)
- WCAD Walkthrough: Chapter 2 (October 5, 2015)
- WCAD Walkthrough: Chapters 3 & 4 (October 12, 2015)
- WCAD Walkthrough: Chapters 5 & 6 (October 19, 2015)
- WCAD Walkthrough: Chapters 7 & 8 (October 25, 2015)
- WCAD Walkthrough: Chapters 9 & 10 (November 2, 2015)
- WCAD Walkthrough: Chapter 11 (November 9, 2015)
- WCAD Walkthrough: Chapters 12 & 13 & 14 (November 16, 2015)
- WCAD Walkthrough: Chapters 15 & 16 (November 23, 2015)
- WCAD Walkthrough: Chapters 17 & 18 (November 30, 2015)
- WCAD Walkthrough: Chapters 19 & 20 (December 7, 2015)
- WCAD Walkthrough: Chapters 21 & 22 (December 14, 2015)
- WCAD Walkthrough: Chapters 23 through 27 (December 21, 2015)
- WCAD Walkthrough: Final Thoughts (December 28, 2015)
- Cover Refresh (December 2, 2016)
Ten Thousand Hours: I was in less of a blogging mood for this book, which ended up being much more popular. Totally a coincidence, I’m sure.
- Status Report (May 13, 2016)
- Status Report: We’re Off to See the Wizards (August 10, 2016)
- Status Report: Preorder Live (August 16, 2016)
- Release Day! (November 1, 2016)
- Covers Refreshed (August 29, 2017)
Silent Song: I’m still too heartbroken about this book to say anything pithy.
- Crap Draft Accomplished! (May 22, 2017)
- Progress Report: It’s all over but the screaming (April 18, 2018)
- Silent Song Preorder and Release Date (April 24, 2018)
- Paperback in the pipeline (May 3, 2018)
- Deleted Scene from Silent Song (April 11, 2019)
Covers: At the end of 2019, the writing situation was so grim, I decided to repurpose the site to direct people to my cheaper premade book covers. That vendor turned out to be a nightmare and I abandoned ship in a hurry, but I’m keeping the posts as a cautionary tale for myself and a reminder to all of us that I am multitalented.