All my kindle catalog is free for this weekend! Queen of Bones: About a soldier and a sorcerer tracking a murderer through a desert In the Water: About an encounter with an alien that affects consciousness Iapetus Shift: A Science Fiction Novella: About a shape-shifting assassin trying to get out of the business Check them …
Reaching milestones quicker
I have reached 20k words on my current novel and I've been writing it for about three months now. My first novel it took my nearly nine months to reach that point--which I know is a ridiculously slow pace that I should not be that proud of beating, bu--I have beat it! If I can …
How to set the tone
Look at that tree. It's a pretty normal tree, right? I tried to pick a very neutral picture of a tree--one that could be anywhere, with anything going on around it outside the frame. Anything could be happening to the person observing it. How would you choose to describe this tree? That choice should …
Challenge
Remember when I said I was going to write another novel instead of shorts? Then when I said no wait, I'm going to work on editing? Well, now I've got some other plan. I'm going to sell a story to Clarkesworld, and keep writing stories until I do. If it means I write a novel …
Submitted ? ?
I have broken my streak of donothingness and submitted a story to Clarkesworld magazine! This is mostly a symbolic gesture, as I am well aware that the story is not of Clarkesworld caliber, but I wanted to get my feet back in the water and do SOMETHING. And since Clarkesworld has the fastest response time …

