It’s funny how sometimes you feel tired at the strangest moments. I’ve just had ten days off work, so you’d think I’d be well rested and ready to rumble. But in fact, I’ve been very tired for the last few days, and lagging behind a bit on my writing. I’m not too worried about that, I’m sure I’ll meet my Continue reading Rest
My stories often, but not always, start with main characters. Occasionally they’ll start with a concept or setting but usually the main character function as the seed from which the story grows. That’s just how I roll, I guess. A long time ago I had one main character. I kept adding adventures and character traits to her until I, at Continue reading M is for Main Characters
Inspiration can come from all kinds of things, from the mundane to the fantastic. My current project for Camp NaNoWriMo has been inspired by, among other things and in no particular order: River Song from Doctor Who Vests and bodices The color blue Zhaan from Farscape The notion of identity Spiders Axolotls The combination of white, black and burgundy Non-traditional relationships and chosen Continue reading Camp NaNo Inspiration
Since I’m doing Camp NaNoWriMo a word that’s constantly on my mind is: Goals! I’m talking, of course, about word goals. I’m drafting a novella for Camp and my overall word goal is 30k by the end of the month. This leaves me with a daily word goal of an, in my opinion, reasonably leisurely 1k per day. It doesn’t really Continue reading Games and Goals
I’ve realized recently that when I create a character with a skin tone that does not exist in the human spectrum, I seem to default to blue. I’m not really sure why that is. I’ve read somewhere, though I don’t know if it’s true, that some designers opt for skin tones on the blue and green side of the spectrum Continue reading Roses are Red, Aliens are Blue
I think that most people who enjoy writing fiction and have made any serious attempt at completing a larger project are familiar with The New Shiny™. For those of you who aren’t familiar, The New Shiny™ is that new idea that glimmers at the periphery of your field of vision, distracting you while you try to complete some other, often Continue reading For Camp NaNo this April, I’m chasing shiny squirrels
It’s March, which means in just one measly month it’s time for the April rendition of Camp NaNoWriMo. For those of you who are unfamiliar, Camp NaNoWriMo is a month-long writing project by the same people who run the better-known NaNoWriMo. There are two Camps each year, one in April and one in July. Last year I drafted by WIP Continue reading Ready your tents, it’s almost Camp time!