Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! Things have been getting into gear this week as I make more adjustments to writing full-time. There has been a lot of planning and retooling going on. Concurrent with this big change in my life, my wife also started a... Continue Reading →
Virgin and Unicorn by Domenichino (1581 – 1641)
A picture I found in doing my research for my short story 'The Unicorn Hunters'. My unicorns in the tale aren't like white horses with a horn as they are most commonly depicted nowadays. Instead, I've gone for a look that's a little closer to some medieval stylings of them. They are deer-sized, with hairy... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: April 13th, 2016
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! This week has had a number of different challenges for me, most revolving around adjustment, change and preparatory work. As I announced last week, I’ve decided to make a go at writing full-time. It’s an enormous life and work style... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: April 6th, 2016
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! My first chapter of A Contract in Azure and Indigo went live on Aethereal Engines Saturday and was well received! I’m looking forward to seeing how people enjoy it going forward, as each of the remaining three chapters has big... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: March 30th, 2016
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! I finished the first draft of The Old Man of the Elder Trees on Saturday morning. Huzzah! Weighing in at seventy-eight hundred words, it gave me the hardest time as I tried to craft its ending. Right up until the... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: March 23rd, 2016
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! With a revised and polished second draft of my novelette A Contract in Azure and Indigo in hand, I shared it with a new reader. Having read the original version of the story, she gave some great feedback.. Particularly her... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: March 16th, 2016
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! Lots of changes going on! Last week my job ended, then a few days later my friend and boarder moved from our house to start a new chapter in a space all her own. Although the rhythm of the household... Continue Reading →
NOT a WIP-it Wednesday! March 9th, 2016
Tomorrow is my last day with my current employer before being laid off along with a significant portion of their IT department. It's restructuring, and I’ve known this was coming for six months. It’s not a surprise, but it’s still been a stressful week wrapping things up and winding them down... My schedule has... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: March 2nd, 2016
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! It’s been a better week for my writing and health than last. With a cold in retreat and stiches removed, I received my first feedback on A Contract in Azure and Indigo from one of my alpha readers. Their initial... Continue Reading →
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