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Swag Sale! Gifts for that dinosaur or kitsune lover and reader.

We all have problems. I need space to store new cool things, and you need gifts for that tricky person on your list. Here’s a deal that will win for everyone. I’m running a holiday sale on my kitsune shirts and Cupcake the Dinosaur swag, along with signed paperbacks of… Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo 2017 Wrap-Up

So another National Novel Writing Month has ended. (That’s the challenge when your writer friends curl up in a dark corner to pound out 50,000 words, or roughly The Great Gatsby, in the space of a month.) This was the fastest NaNo ever for me, as I finished about halfway… Continue reading

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Finding an Editor: A List

Saturday I spoke on “Secrets of Successful Self-Publishing” at the Allen County Public Library’s annual author fair, and I spoke on the importance of editing and of having an editor. A number of people asked where to find an editor and how to find one appropriate to one’s work, so… Continue reading

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Finding a Editor: A List

Saturday I spoke on “Secrets of Successful Self-Publishing” at the Allen County Public Library’s annual author fair, and I spoke on the importance of editing and of having an editor. A number of people asked where to find an editor and how to find one appropriate to one’s work, so… Continue reading

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When Solar Goes Bad: A Case Study

Apparently someone reposted an old 2015 story and gave it new legs, and my news feed has been full of reports regarding a rural town voting a moratorium on solar energy because the panels would, among other terrible effects, suck up all the sun and stop photosynthesis. I think you… Continue reading

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Write Fights Right!

I love good fight scenes. In a story, I want to feel the action. In a film, I want tightly choreographed combat. It’s fine if it’s realistic (the long tension of Sanjuro‘s final duel, and we’ll just ignore the period blood effects), fake realistic (the bloody impact of Logan), crazy physics-defying… Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo 2017 Kickoff

It has begun. Our local NaNoWriMo group has an annual NaNoWeen kickoff party. Anyone else start at midnight? It’s a fun way to jumpstart with a lot of communal enthusiasm. I changed my mind last minute (Oct 31) from a new project to continuing a project I’d started four years… Continue reading

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Celebrating 2017 — With Loot

We need to step back sometimes to be able to see the bigger picture. I had been a little down on myself for not publishing as much as I’d wanted and being behind on my idea list. I have a beefy project list that feels like I’ll never catch up.… Continue reading

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Wrap-up for #Inktober 2017

Today is October 31st! That means two things: At midnight tonight, #NaNoWriMo starts. At midnight tonight, #Inktober ends. This is the first year I’ve done Inktober, and I’m happy with the experiment. I had fun, I made some skill progress, I pushed myself, and apparently I pushed a few other… Continue reading

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A Bit More About #Inktober (Part 2)

So about two weeks ago I blogged about attempting #Inktober despite having pretty much no art skill. If you didn’t catch that post, you probably should, because it’s about a lot more than just drawing badly, but here’s what you need to know for today’s post: I have pretty much… Continue reading

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