At the beginning of the month, I noted that while I hadn't quite achieved a perfect run on meditating and writing every day I had done pretty well for myself. There were a couple of days with Further Confusion where I didn't hit my goal and a few more towards the end of the month, … Continue reading (Personal) Accountability Report, February 2017
Tag: Writing
(Monday Fiction) A Letter to Puxineathas Goodfellow (2)
I'm not going to lie -- the only thing more fun than writing that letter from Pux was researching more about gnomes as they're settled in Pathfinder. The more I learn about gnomes, the more I feel like I should play them more. This will probably upset My Husband, The Dragon to hear. But the … Continue reading (Monday Fiction) A Letter to Puxineathas Goodfellow (2)
(Friday Fiction) A Letter to Malcolm Williams
I didn't manage to put together a letter in time last week, so we'll have to miss one missive unfortunately. The previous letter was...something I wasn't quite happy with. I wanted to write it in the voice of someone who just wasn't used to long, written correspondence but I wanted to make it engaging at the … Continue reading (Friday Fiction) A Letter to Malcolm Williams
(Writing) The State of the Rabbit
This summer I've been trying to focus more on my writing -- after all, I'm a writer, and that's what I do. The trouble is I lead a pretty full life as it is. I have a day job that's fairly intensive, so I need to spend my work hours actually, you know, working. My … Continue reading (Writing) The State of the Rabbit
(Writing) Ye Olde List of Projects
The biggest takeaway from my week of Infomagical is the seriously wonderful idea of narrowing my focus to one or two things and working on them until they're done. I have a bad habit of saying yes to everything, of getting excited about so many projects and/or collaborations that it becomes really difficult to keep … Continue reading (Writing) Ye Olde List of Projects
(Friday Fiction) The Comfortable Clink of Silence
Working on THE CULT OF MAXIMUS has exposed a few problem areas for me as a writer -- I really need to get better at writing scenes where characters are in direct conflict, and I could stand to shore up my dialogue so that characters expose their personalities a bit better through how they speak. … Continue reading (Friday Fiction) The Comfortable Clink of Silence
(Writing) Episodic Pacing
I LOVE the rhythms of episodic storytelling. There's the anticipation of setting the scene, the cold open that makes the play for your attention and emotional investment right away, and the momentum that builds through a number of scenes, action set-pieces or conversations that build to a climax that ties the entire episode together through … Continue reading (Writing) Episodic Pacing
(Writing) Marvels of Character
One of the benefits of holding myself to a regular writing schedule is being able to quickly identify the things I should be working on. The first couple of chapters of THE CULT OF MAXIMUS feel a little boring to me, and that's mostly because my main character -- Officer Thomas Beck -- is so … Continue reading (Writing) Marvels of Character
(Personal) Where I Stand
I thought that 2016 was going to be different. With the launch of the Jackalope Serial Company and a host of opportunities for this little black geek to write stories for anthologies specifically for him, I had prepared for a big focus on storytelling. Now we're entering the middle third of the year, and the … Continue reading (Personal) Where I Stand
(Personal) A Different Kind of Work
Now that the month is almost over, I think it's safe to say that February wasn't nearly as quiet as I hoped it would be. The day job has continued to be incredibly demanding; five of the most senior members of my team were shipped off to Europe for training and integration with the company … Continue reading (Personal) A Different Kind of Work
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 