It’s almost August already. How is it August already? Argh. So I’ve made the announcement for ARCs of The Wolf of Oren-yaro, which I’m getting ready as we speak. They should be making its way to the printer sometime this week to send out to the lovely people who have unwittingly so very graciously volunteered to be …
I‘m going to start doing these blog post series as a way to record my memories somewhere. I always live a little in fear that time will erase my first 13 years; I rely a lot on what’s inside my head and the thought of someday losing it all is a little distressing. I think …
I keep starting these series of blog posts and forgetting about them. Whatever, it’s not like anyone’s keeping track. I’m not going to talk about the boring stuff: you’ve all heard that, I think. Show vs. tell except when you need to tell, etc. I’m going to talk about a pretty big mistake I made maybe …
It’s been a crazy last few days. I’ve gone and finished my editing work for Quenby Olson’s newest Regency romance, The Bride Price. Went on a couple of baby hiking trips to get my son started, and ended up biting more than we can chew–the first one was where everything still happened to be covered in snow, …
I talk a lot about the prevailing attitude of ego and self-esteem as I’ve observed in the past couple of decades of hanging out with other writers. Anger and envy run rampant, regardless of success levels. There’s always someone who’s doing better than you, always someone you want to be. Looking inside, as I’ve mentioned …
Read more “The Importance of a Healthy State of Mind — On Writers and Envy, Part II”
