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hello 2021

Hey all. Long time no talk, right? I’ve definitely been neglecting this blog for some time now. A lot has happened in the time that I’ve been away. I went to Japan for a month and had a wonderful time. I came home inspired to write and get back into things…annnnnnd fourteen days later basically everything in the United States shut down. I wouldn’t say that I’m a particularly social person. But…

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Writing Woes: character names...FANTASY EDITION

Writing Woes: character names…FANTASY EDITION

Hey all! Things are going pretty well in my neck of the woods. Got some nice work done on 404 while in the car on the way to and from Door County last weekend. And I’m getting through the short stories for Unfading Daydream! Hooray!

Today’s post is one I’m revisiting. Last time I handled this (in Writing Woes: naming characters), I only really covered regularnames.But there’s another beast that…

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Hey all! Today’s post is a requested post from Arken. They wanted to see the paper I referenced in Death Note: Shakespearean Tragedy? – so I’m actually going to post it. I will say that this is an old paper – I wrote it in 2008 while I was in college, so it might not be the best paper out there. I’m not editing it or anything either.

I will say that I remember it being a tripto figure out how to…

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Short Story 'Just A Little Slip' Published in Invisible: the mystery of hidden illness

Short Story ‘Just A Little Slip’ Published in Invisible: the mystery of hidden illness

Hey all! This is something I’ve been meaningto scream about for a bit now but have been caught in a very bad brain state which has been exacerbated by burnout. Back in January, I found a posting on a Facebook writing group I’m part of for an invisible illness anthology. I decided I wanted to submit. I wrote most of the story in 24 hours, which was rather stressful. I don’t recommend writing a…

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Short Story 'Like Starshine' Published in America's Emerging Fantasy Writers: Midwest Region

Short Story ‘Like Starshine’ Published in America’s Emerging Fantasy Writers: Midwest Region

Hey all! I’ve been wanting to scream about this for a bit and finally can! I submitted to Z Publishing’s America’s Emerging Writers series last year and was accepted. I’m featured in their Wisconsin’s Emerging Writers: An Anthology of Fiction. When they announced that they were doing another series, I decided to try submitting again.

So I am pleased to announce that my short story – ‘Like…

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on knowing when to slow down

on knowing when to slow down

Hey all! It’s been such a weird year in terms of…everything. I’m doing well with writing, but my focus is all over the place. I think that’s improving a little, at least.

But this blog’s topic is an important one to me – knowing when to slow down. Historically, I’m really not good at knowing when to slow down. I’m usually the type to keep going and going until I actually burn out.

Obviously, I…

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Announcement: Wisconsin's Emerging Writers, an anthology of fiction

Announcement: Wisconsin’s Emerging Writers, an anthology of fiction

Hey all! Long time no talk. I’ve been wanting to scream about an exciting thing for the last month or so and I can finallymention it now. Back in May, I submitted a short story  or an anthology featuring upcoming Wisconsin writers.I submitted while I was at a convention and promptly got distracted by said convention and basically forgot that I submitted anything at all. Now we fast forward a…

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Writer Woes: naming characters

Hey all! Long time, no talk. Welcome to 2018, I guess. Things have been going pretty well in my neck of the woods – AT LEAST THEY WERE UNTIL MY PHONE CROAKED. But that’s beside the point.

I’ve been getting a lot of writing done in both my professional projects and my fanwork ones. I’m procrastinating a little on somethings, which I apologize for. I’m in the process of updating everything on this…

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2017: a year of writing progress in review

Hey all! It’s been a crazy year in many ways and I’ve neglected this blog more than I should. I like doing this sort of thing, a year in review. Even if I haven’t been active on here, I’ve been really active with writing in general. And it’s nice to share what I’ve been up to.

2017 has been an incrediblyproductive year for me. After having so many setbacks in writing in the last couple years,…

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why you should care about net neutrality

Hey all. Long time, no talk. I’d go into things that have been going on, but I’d rather get into the meat of this post. As the title says, we’re going to be going over net neutrality. For those who don’t know, “Net Neutrality is the basic principle that prohibits internet service providers like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon from speeding up, slowing down or blocking any content, applications or…

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Caught up in Everything: NaNoWriMo 2017

Hey all! Been awhile since I checked in. Things have been extremely busy, which I suppose is a good thing. Most of last month was spent finishing up one of the last route outlines for mana of silent sins.

The less good is that we had more water in the basement which gave us a lot of stress. Made writing hard.

Anyway, last month isn’t what this post is about.

This post is about this month.

Novembe…

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the struggles of being a self-employed creative

the struggles of being a self-employed creative

Hey all! It’s been awhile since I checked in. I could give all sorts of excuses as to why I haven’t been writing blogs, but they’d be just that. Excuses. So things have been busy, but now I’m getting back into the swing of things.

Rather, I have a better idea of how things will swing. I’ll be able to anticipate super busy times better now, hopefully. Maybe. If that makes any sense.

Anyway,…

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unfading daydream: issue 1 - available for pre-order!

unfading daydream: issue 1 – available for pre-order!

Hey all! Long time, no see. I’ve been swamped by many things. Life hit me hard. That’s not an excuse, but I’m going to use it anyway.

ANYWAY.

Today is not about me making excuses about why I haven’t been blogging. Nope, today is Unfading Daydream: issue 1 being available for pre-order!

Unfading Daydream: Issue 1 is FINALLYready for pre-order! Pre-order the first edition of Unfading Daydream’s…

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Introducing: Unfading Daydream

Unfading Daydream is a literary magazine that strives to feature the genres that inspired us to start writing (science fiction, fantasy, horror, etc.). We want to showcase stories of all types – from romantic, to platonic – and especially ones featuring LGBTQ+ themes. Unfading Daydream will be published on a quarterly basis.

Unfading Daydream is a venture that Adelei Wade and I are taking on. We…

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Organization in Writing

Hey all! I’m getting back into the swing of things. This month has not been the best in terms of writing. Maybe I bit off more than I could chew, or maybe I was just a little burned out. Not sure. I’m starting to get back into it though.

Exciting news – I’m going to be at Odyssey Con this weekend! And for the first time ever, I’m going as a panelist. I’m usually pretty shy and reserved when it…

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on productivity, novels, and realizations

on productivity, novels, and realizations

Hey all! Things are going pretty well out in my neck of the woods, though I guess it’s been awhile since I worked on this post as, well, I started it in February. I had laryngitis around then, really nasty case, I sounded great. Now though? Depression is kind of kicking my ass.

But I’ve been hard at work these past few months! In fact, despite having fewer days, February has had more words…

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Hey all! Today is the day!

Opus Crescendo is out now!

WHERE TO BUY:

Amazon ebooks can be found HERE

Smashwords ebooks can be found HERE

Amazon hard copies can be found HERE

CreateSpace hard copies can be found HERE

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In penance for trying to change the status quo, John Stratton is tasked with building a program for training teenaged, enhanced assassins with AIs from the ground up.…

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