This is the feed for my blog. I update the blog... occasionally? What's a phrase for "Not Terribly Frequently" that makes me sound busy rather than lazy? "When the mood strikes?", "As time allows?", "Every fortnight?" Hmmm.
I update the blog as much as I can. I'm writing, you know.
I got the first few critiques back from my group last night on the steampunk story I finished recently. You know, the one that didn’t stop until it crept over the 10,000 word mark? It actually stopped at 10,200 if we want to be exact….
The theme of Windycon was the scifi genre of Steampunk. It was fun, though it was a lot heavier on the costuming aspect than I’d anticipated. I met a wonderful group from Columbus that do some spectacular work with costumes. The writing panels were good…
Well, upon me at least. I’m planning on heading to Chicago this Friday for the Windycon steampunk extravaganza. It’ll be a long drive but I’m really psyched about it. If all goes well, I’ll get to spend a little time in the city before the…
Yes, it’s Wednesday and I’m actually posting my WIP update. Imagine! I updated my progress on the novel over the weekend. I’m at 43,375 words or just about 51%. Not much progress to speak of on that, but I’ve really advanced on my steampunk/horror short…
I know it’s Halloween night. Kids are out trick or treating, there’s parties and such, but I’ve got several hours to myself and I’ve secreted myself away to take advantage of it by writing.I know it’s rather anti-social, but I take my time when I…
Should I be this excited about Cherie Priest’s upcoming (out this month!) book Boneshaker? Sure I should. There’s all kinds of scifi goodness potentially leaping off those pages. I’ve deliberately avoided the reviews and discussions on it and have fallen in love with it based…
Everyone’s seen your skeleton, stop boring them with this: Yep, Think Geek has a Steampunk Skeleton t-shirt! Pretty Awesome!
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