Aethereal Updates: A weekly writing check-in where I detail my latest goings-on and authorly shenanigans.
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WIP-it Wednesday: June 28th, 2017
What a week! The month leading up to it was a real rollercoaster, but I had a tremendously fun time at PortConMaine all the same! By the end of it, I was exhausted –conventions and back to back gaming and game-mastering are rarely restful– but it was a good kind of exhausted as I came... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: June 21st, 2017
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! It’s been a packed week. Leading up to it, my old cat became very sick and then passed away. And prior and post to that sad event I had bookended weekends that required me to work on my house and... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: June 7th, 2017
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! As I mentioned in my last update, the month of June in general will find me shifting my focus away from Vivian’s Last Cigarette for the next few weeks. Instead, I’m working on and finishing the RPG sessions I’ll be... Continue Reading →
Origin: Stories of Creativity #2 – Author Jason H. Abbott
Last Saturday, I was interviewed for a writing podcast that blogger and author Bryan Aiello is trying to launch as a series. Bryan has posted these on YouTube for any to enjoy, so if you're interested in listening in to the great conversation we had you can check it out above! In it he asks... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: January 11th, 2017
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! I finally got back to working on Vivian’s Last Cigarette! The last chapter is started, and although I didn’t get a ton written, I did add a solid twelve-hundred words. Those words comprised a tricky opening scene that introduces three... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses: “Guess what we made in hypersleep?”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! The cubicles were pitch black without power. But she could hear the amorphous mass slithering, smell its acrid sweet odor. #1lineWed "We're not firemen," Clair said. Asil donned her grey hijab. "We've got powers! It's time to... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! Rifle barrel looming past the window frame's edge, Morton took aim. A plastic fist stuck him from behind. "Not today!" #1linewed "Please let me see you." His canine face winced. "I, I look like a furry, Ann."... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: November 16th, 2016
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! Last Wednesday I awoke, as did many in the United States and elsewhere, to a world seemingly turned upside down. I try not to get very political here… there are plenty of other places you can go to for that…... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: November 2nd, 2016
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! Many small crises occurred this week. Ultimately my wife and I were victorious over each of these annoyances, but the cumulative effect of dealing with them impacted my writing time. Some were random, like automotive repairs that dragged into hours... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: September 7th, 2016
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! I've reached thirty-nine thousand words on Vivian's Last Cigarette, finishing chapter ten and eleven in the past week! :-) These chapters have been emotionally draining as I wrote a false climax. In revealing its falsehood, I smashed its promises to... Continue Reading →
Writing Fantasy: Where I Fall on the Mohs Scale of Magical Hardness
Some fantasy authors feel the need to go into “the rules” of the magic they write about. It’s limits, the can and can’t do’s of it, whatever. I particularly see a great deal of that in fantasy fiction written in the last few decades and suspect it comes from a strong Dungeons & Dragons, role-playing... Continue Reading →
Glove and Boots Explain ‘The Hero’s Journey’
I love Joseph Campbell's theory of The Hero's Journey, and I think this is one of the funiest and best explanations of it ever done! The Writer's Journey is a beloved reference on my bookshelf. :-) Give Glove and Boots less than six minutes of your time and these guys will entertain you! They're one of... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: November 4th, 2015
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! There’s new fiction on the way for Aethereal Engines this Saturday! During the three days leading up to Halloween, I found some time to write more than snippets here and there, completing a new short story called Elanni. I was... Continue Reading →
Read by the Author! WIP-it Wednesday: October 28th, 2015
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! Last Friday, I was invited back as a return guest to the 3.5 Geeks Halloween podcast. They are doing a show centered around selected Halloween reading, and asked if I had a spooky original story to share. Because the organizer... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: August 5th, 2015
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! I posted my latest work, Angel: A Short Story of the Un-Dead up on Aethereal Engines this Saturday after entering it into the Reddit fantasy writer’s challenge. This tale featuring high school kids, a vampire and a decrepit 1995 Dodge... Continue Reading →
Rick & Morty: Two Brothers
I just find this very funny. Improvisational storytelling is also a real thing, and fun to try with creative friends! The results are often like this clip, and beyond laughter or enjoyment it can be a great way to brainstorm new ideas! Happy Thursday!
Short Comic: Fish by Sarah Mensinga
I discovered this wonderful four page comic by artist and author Sarah Mensinga and wanted to share her tale of a sailor facing the end and a mermaid that doesn't seem to understand! Please check-out all of her other great work on her website!
WIP-it Wednesday: June 10th, 2015
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! Work continues on Allied Section Alpha: Raid on the Château de la Malartrie. As of today, it is quickly approaching 11,000 words and safely within the “novelette” range. I think there is lots of story left in this one, and... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: May 27th, 2015
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! Today I’m exhausted, and highly caffeinated after getting perhaps an hour of sleep last night. Oh the wondrous complications and aggravations that can derail our writing… The Memorial Day holiday weekend turned into a very packed affair and I got... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: May 20th, 2015
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! The idea I started for the monthly writing challenge on my favorite Reddit group continues to grow, approaching six thousand good words as of today! That is far beyond the two thousand word limit of the challenge, but as the... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: May 13th, 2015
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! The last week has kept me busy! After my last update, I powered through some rough spots on my fourth chapter of Oo-De-Lally, crafting and rewording until it finally seemed smooth, collected and gave me a little smile pushing deeper... Continue Reading →
New Fiction: Out to Pasture, Part One
New story! I've only been talking about Out to Pasture and working on it since February, so it's high time that I finally got that story released so that you can read it! I posted the first part of it on Aethereal Engines Saturday. It’s 8,500 words long in total, so I divided the story... Continue Reading →
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