creative process

  • In Progress

    I’m still trying to take things easy on myself — a practice I don’t think I’ll ever quite master — but I still can’t help but focus on my progress nevertheless. And my progress lately has not been quite as… Continue reading

    In Progress
  • Conquering Milestones: Wilderlands Update

    Exciting news this week! The (first round of) developmental edits for Wilderlands is complete! And look! I even managed to land on a consistent spelling for the title. No more space here, no space there. This is it. Wilderlands. Finishing… Continue reading

    Conquering Milestones: Wilderlands Update
  • Embracing the Wilder Side: Characters and Creative Catharsis 

    A writing update for you all this week, for what feels like the first time in forever. I’ve been thinking a lot about character development lately. And I’m finding, for once, that I don’t feel as unsure of my characters… Continue reading

    Embracing the Wilder Side: Characters and Creative Catharsis 
  • Using Dreams as Inspiration

    I had a peculiar dream last night that took place in a dark and gritty world where people dealt in magic items and demons and demigods grant favors to those who show them proper deference. One of the characters in… Continue reading

    Using Dreams as Inspiration
  • From Fragmented Visions to Finished Tale: Completing ‘The Behemoth’

    The manuscript for The Behemoth (the working title I’ve given to my current WIP that is as of yet unnamed) is done. It’s messy. It doesn’t always make sense. There’s lots of nonsequiturs where I decided to change something halfway… Continue reading

    From Fragmented Visions to Finished Tale: Completing ‘The Behemoth’