Wondering (Once Again) What I Got Myself Into...

>> Sunday, October 31, 2010

I feel so incredibly tired after taking my daughter trick-or-treating tonight. Granted, with a new baby on the way, that's not too surprising, but I'm determined to stay up a little longer and see if I can make it to the official start of Nanowrimo.

I'm a little apprehensive about doing Nano this year; I spent most of October wavering back and forth about whether I would participate or not. Last year was very tough, and I almost didn't make it through the week three slump. I blame it now on not knowing my characters well enough before I started, and for not having a good plan of where I was going in terms of scene progression.

And THAT I blame on my book, Anemone's Song, which I had just finished writing only weeks before Nano 2009 began. So I was burnt out and didn't plan much for last year.

This year...eh, I didn't plan at all. And that's not for lack of ideas. I had a few neat ideas rolling around in my head, but I never managed to settle on one of them.

So, that's why I'm totally winging it during Nanowrimo this year (heaven help me!). This has the potential to be very painful for me. But I hope I'm wrong about that.

If nothing else, maybe I can manage to do some typing on Anemone's Song during November, and begin editing it, since I'm not taking things so seriously this year. (Famous last words, right?)

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MeNaSe Publications: Put a Stake in It

>> Saturday, October 30, 2010

Out just time for Halloween: a short story by yours truly!

MeNaSe Publications: Put a Stake in It: "e-download Table of Contents Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 5 e-download"

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The 10 most notable heroes in speculative fiction

>> Friday, July 2, 2010

As I have mentioned in previous entries, I write for an online column. What I have not recently mentioned, due to the sheer amount of work and personal stuff that I've been dealing with, is the fact that I have switched columns. Yes, ladies and gentleman. I no longer write a column about politics. After six months of writing that, I'd had more than enough; it simply wasn't my passion, and I yearned to write in a different field. So, I became the St. Louis Speculative Fiction Examiner (you'll notice, of course that I am listed by a different name than the "ALR" of this blog; that is because if I ever publish a fantasy book I intend to use a byline similar to the one in this blog). I've been enjoying myself ever since.

And without further ado, a list of The 10 most notable heroes in speculative fiction as written by yours truly. Enjoy!

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Weekly writing prompts: The Ultimate Weapon and A Bump in the Night

>> Saturday, June 12, 2010

Posted a day late since I was on vacation, but still worth a look!

Weekly writing prompts: The Ultimate Weapon and A Bump in the Night

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Weekly writing prompts: The Ambassador's Mystery and The Stranger

>> Friday, June 4, 2010

Have fun with these new speculative fiction writing prompts! Posted weekly!

Weekly writing prompts: The Ambassador's Mystery and The Stranger

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Make editing easier with 5 handy tips

>> Thursday, June 3, 2010

Check out my article on 5 tips to make editing easier!
Make editing easier with 5 handy tips

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