One of the constants of my life has been a distinct lack of consistency. I'll start many projects with the firm belief that I've cracked whatever problem has prevented me from seeing something through to completion in the past, lay it all out so that I see the path to victory before me, make a … Continue reading Making an Author’s Disaster Recovery Plan
Category: Self-Reflection
It’s the End of Summer, Start Falling
The summer of 2014 was a pretty crazy one for me! Most of it has been structured around Ryan's trip to Clarion, the associated Write-A-Thon and all of the lessons I've learned since then. It turns out I needed to take a bit of a break from writing after that, just to process what I … Continue reading It’s the End of Summer, Start Falling
What I Learned from the 2014 Clarion Write-A-Thon
What did I learn after writing 50,000 words in six weeks for charity? Well, I'll tell you...
Bringing Up The Rear: Clarion Week 3
We're at the beginning of Week 3 in the Clarion Write-a-Thon, and so far I've finished just one short story. I'm very nearly at the end of my second -- which is a bit of fluff that I'm planning to "publish" on Weasyl and SoFurry. I won't spend too much time describing it, but let's … Continue reading Bringing Up The Rear: Clarion Week 3
Clarion Write-a-Thon Week 2
It has been but a week since my dear husband has left me to join the crucible that is the Clarion Workshop. He's been having a series of mind-blowing experiences, one a day nearly, and I'm so excited for him and a little afraid, like watching your child go off to college for the first … Continue reading Clarion Write-a-Thon Week 2
Personal: Out of the Hole
The past few weeks have been incredibly busy, and it's been all that I can do to keep up with the crush of work and things coming down the pike. In so many ways, I feel like I've been doing that "I Love Lucy" sketch where she's doing whatever she can to just get rid … Continue reading Personal: Out of the Hole
Personal: Treacherous Terrain
There hasn't been much passing through the Writing Desk as of late, and for that I feel I should apologize. As most of you know by now, I struggle with depression and that fight happens on a number of fronts. Some days, it's the typical "feeling bad/sad/angry" thing. Others, it's a fight simply to do … Continue reading Personal: Treacherous Terrain
The Light Shines in a Trenchcoat
I've recently come to appreciate the singular pleasure of a good detective story. I've been on a bit of a run with them of late, and I think it started with the broken-down post-millennial duo of True Detective's Hart and Cohle. It took Nic Pizzolatto's spitshine of the detective story to really get me to … Continue reading The Light Shines in a Trenchcoat
Personal: All of the Injustices in the World
Over the weekend, my dear husband played a beautifully ridiculous game called Asura's Wrath. It's not so much a video game as an interactive story, and this is the way the story goes: a demigod named Asura is one of the Eight Celestial Generals charged with protecting the world from monsters called Golma. After helping … Continue reading Personal: All of the Injustices in the World
Personal: Life After Crunch Time
There wasn't a Friday Fiction last week because a) my full-time job has been pretty demanding this past week and, b) any free time I had was devoted to putting the finishing touched on my Pathfinder game. There just aren't enough hours in the day to do everything I wanted to do, and in the … Continue reading Personal: Life After Crunch Time
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 