Starr Z. Davies's Blog, page 11

Why I Wish I Could Get A Microchip Recording Implant in My Brain

Someday it will happen. Humans will be able to get microprocessor implants that can record their thoughts (should they wish) for download.  But oh how I wish those implants were a thing of right now! It happens to us all, creative types or not. Something brilliant that we want to hold on to comes to
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Wednesday Warriors | Dayen’s Daggers & Knives

Welcome to another hump day, Wednesday Warriors! I thought it was natural to transition into daggers and knives from swords, but before I dive in I wanted to share a little about everyone’s favorite bastard: Dayen. Who is Dayen? In the Divica series, Dayen is one of my favorite snarky heroes. Well, I don’t want
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Wednesday Warriors | The Ultimate Enemy

Welcome back my fellow warriors! It’s been fun (for me at least) talking about swords. Before I move out of swords, I wanted to take a little time to talk about the ultimate enemy. It’s a foe we all know and maintain a strong love/hate relationship with. Ourselves. Follow me down this road for just
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Wednesday Warriors | 3 Basic Blade Cross-Sections (and their purpose)

Welcome to another hump day my fellow Wednesday Warriors! So the last couple of weeks we’ve been talking swords. This week I wanted to talk about the different cross-sections of the blade. Did you know that different cross-sections serve different uses? Now you will. To get started, let’s first look at the different cross-sections so
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The Story Behind Powers | Where my inspiration came from

If you are a writer, you’ve heard this question. If you are a reader, you’ve asked this question. Where did you get your idea? What inspired the story? So I thought I would take a time out from my normal routine of writing and re-writing to share an origin story for Powers Back when my
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On Endings (and why I hate them)

I hate endings. There are so many ways that people describe endings to make them sound so wonderful or beautiful. But we all know the truth. Endings suck. When we begin a story — be it a TV show or short story or novel — there is that exhilarating feeling of excitement that fills us. […]

A Draft of Unique: Available for Free Beta-Reading

For Nanowrimo, I swore that I would finish the first draft of Unique. I started the book in February and made good progress, but hit a bump and got stuck. So I did it. I pushed my way through to the end, only to discover something somewhat distressing. Initially, this started as a 3 book […]

New Look!

I am so excited about the new look on the website. I worked hard to bring various elements from different sites I run together into one. I think the final product is much easier to navigate. Take a look around and let me know what you think. I am still uploading new stories and images. […]

Communing with Nature: Writer Style

One of the most common complaints I hear from fellow writers is that they just can’t get outside much if they really want to write. Instead they sit at their desk or on the couch with the computer or laptop plugged in and write inside. It’s often like having an office or sanctuary for writing. […]

Robin Williams: The Man Who Changed Lives

It has been a while since an event came along that seemed to rock the world. It has only been a day since the announcement that one of the greatest actors and comedians of our time died in his California home, yet social media and news sites are still paying tribute over and over again. […]