Category Archives: Wildlands

Book Review: Decision At Doona by Anne McCaffrey

I finally had time to read since I left on my research trip. I found a copy of Decision At Doona (Science Fiction, 245 pages) by Anne McCaffrey and I thought it was a perfect book for my current situation. … Continue reading

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Random thoughts in transit

I’ve been absent for a little while and I’m hoping that I’ll be able to post more regularly or have something more useful to say in the coming year. I suspect I’ll be reading a bit more than usual and … Continue reading

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Back in the (writing) saddle

This short research trip has been harder on me than I thought it would be. I thought I would have plenty of time to write and read and get things done, but it just didn’t happen that way. I was … Continue reading

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An ambitious writer

Going over my project list tonight, I realized that I have a lot more books going on than I thought I did. Accept Fire and Blood, the first book in my intended Wildlands series, is currently under review with Edge. … Continue reading

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World Fantasy Convention 2010 complete

Wow. This year’s World Fantasy Convention in Columbus, Ohio, was absolutely amazing. I met a lot of interesting people and attended a few interesting panels. I should probably start at the beginning, though, since it’s been so long since I … Continue reading

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October NaNoWriMo Day 02

I started my internal NaNoWriMo yesterday and have so far logged 3990 words, which is an interesting 8% complete of my working goal. Although, this is the first chapter of the next book in my intended Wildlands series, it’s a lot … Continue reading

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the beginning at the end

Having worked solidly for a month of straight-up revisions, I find myself with a little bit more personal time. Since November is going to be something of a nightmare for me with work, I’ve decided to do my own internal … Continue reading

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Another draft complete

It’s been a busy month of writing. I more or less managed to rewrite the first half of Accept Fire and Blood and revise the second half, all within the month of September. Add this to a long line of … Continue reading

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The revisions at the end of the tunnel

I finished up the newest version of chapter 3 very early this morning and should finish the next draft of chapter 4 within the next couple hours. Once I actually sit down and start pushing through things, the revisions go … Continue reading

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Chapter 3

I did manage to finish the revisions for chapter 3 and turn them in on the deadline, which was 27 August. Chapter 3 wound up being a little shorter than the chapters previous, and chapter 4 might be just as … Continue reading

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