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Random Lines From Veminox – 2

December 26, 2019admin Leave a Comment
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Veminox Arc Three, titled the Cleansing of Veminox, is coming before Christmas! To celebrate how far this strange journey into my main dark fantasy project has been up to now, and because I love JoJo, I thought I’d do something… Continue Reading →

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Random Lines From Veminox

December 17, 2019admin Leave a Comment
Medusa head sketch

Veminox Arc Three, titled the Cleansing of Veminox, is coming before Christmas 2019! To celebrate how far this strange journey into my main dark fantasy project has been up to now, and because I love JoJo, I thought I’d do… Continue Reading →

Current Plans, Fantasy, Veminox books, fantasy, writing

Do NOT Go to College for Creative Writing

December 16, 2019admin Leave a Comment

There are a lot of things you can go to college for, a lot of different degrees to try. But I’ve been offering advice as a writer and a creative person on this blog, and it’s been nagging at me… Continue Reading →

Author Advice, Writing Advice college, writing

What Makes Fantasy Great Part 2: the Emotions Fantasy Makes Us Feel

December 12, 2019admin Leave a Comment

See Part 1 Last time, I talked about fantasy being this weird little genre, in that its limitations both make it easier and harder to write, in flux with its own rules. But that’s on the writing side. Let’s talk… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Opinion fantasy, opinion, writing

What Makes Fantasy Great: Hard or Easy to Write?

December 11, 2019admin 1 Comment

Well, Veminox Arc Three, the Cleaning of Veminox, is about to come out this December! As I put together the entries, I’ve been thinking about fantasy as a genre, as something I write, and as entertainment for people. Here are… Continue Reading →

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Is the World Growing Quieter?

December 5, 2019admin Leave a Comment

It was a late night in 2009. High-school me rolled out of bed to get some water. Opening cabinets and filling the glass, I was trying to move in a way that generated as little noise as possible, so as… Continue Reading →

Dystopia, Opinion, Science Fiction dystopia, silence, writing

Don’t Quit: A Record of Something Nice

December 4, 2019admin Leave a Comment

A lot of times, I get the feeling like creative people only make blogs to complain about every little thing that isn’t going well in their lives. So, to counter that, here’s a post leaving a permanent record of something… Continue Reading →

Current Plans, Writing Advice, Writing Discussion dystopia, motivation, writing, writing advice

The Pain of Starting Over (And Why You Need It)

December 2, 2019admin Leave a Comment

I was talking with a writer friend of mine, and I had an interesting takeaway from it. It applies to writing, but it could really apply to anything creative or that takes consistent effort. Take any mention of book, story,… Continue Reading →

Author Advice, Writing Advice motivation, writing

Writers Have a Motivation Problem – Here’s How I Fixed Mine

December 1, 2019admin Leave a Comment

In my WordPress dashboard, this post is dated back to 2018. Only now, in the tail end of 2019, am I getting back around to finishing it. Ironic, isn’t it? For the first few years of my “career” as a… Continue Reading →

Author Advice, Current Plans, Writing Advice, Writing Discussion motivation, writing

A Chat Between Authors

March 11, 2017admin Leave a Comment
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Hello! This is a little virtual tea time chat that Melanie Ifield and I came up with! I hope you find it interesting. If you like this and think we should do more, please leave a comment to let me… Continue Reading →

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