Oh my God. I finished I can’t believe it. A whole novel, in less than a year. Okay, when I say finished, I mean the first draft is finished. There’s still a lot more work to do, and I already know a bunch of edits I need to make. But it’s finished and there’s a The End at the end, and I’ve lost all perspective on whether it’s any good or not, but right now, Read more…
Just a reminder that this weekend is Armadillocon, the premier science fiction and fantasy con of Central Texas. Hey, I can’t help it if I’m biased. They’re like my home team. Here’s my schedule: Saturday, noon: Reading, in Robertson Saturday, 3 pm: Sex, Drugs, and Urban Fantasy: Teen Fiction is Not For Kids in deZavala. Sunday, 11 am: No More Excuses: Making Writing a Part of Your Life in deZavala Sunday 1 pm: Autographing, in Read more…
I took off the previous week to get work done on book 2. It was an intensive, exhausting, exhilarating experience and I learned a few things. One is that I write better in the morning than at night. I have more energy and more engagement. I think that might be because after a night’s sleep I have resolved plot issues and replenished the creative well. It might also be the coffee, since I don’t drink Read more…