Orson Scott Card
Every so often, I come across an issue which, though it deeply troubles me, I can't find a rational, analytic way to approach. The riots of two years ago were one such. This week, I've been reminded of...
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The Second Realm 5.2: Dragon Fly
First Episode - Previous Episode - Season 1 Hub - Season 2 Hub - Smashwords (all major ebook formats - pay what you like) - Next EpisodeA Light in Her Violet Eyes2. Dragon FlyPevan clung to Chag,...
View ArticleAmateur Publishing
Here's an interesting article. The author argues that we are or should be starting to shift from a 'published/unpublished' paradigm of writing to a 'professional/unprofessional' divide. I actually...
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The Second Realm 5.3: Show Me the Way to Go Home
First Episode - Previous Episode - Season 1 Hub - Season 2 Hub - Smashwords (all major ebook formats - pay what you like) - Next EpisodeA Light in Her Violet Eyes3. Show Me the Way to Go HomeThe...
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The Second Realm 5.4: Back in the Wild
First Episode - Previous Episode - Season 1 Hub - Season 2 Hub - Smashwords (all major ebook formats, pay what you like)A Light in Her Violet Eyes4. Back in the WildPevan closed her eyes and let Chag...
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The Second Realm 6.1: Take Me to the Sea
First Episode - Previous Episode - Season 1 - Season 2 - Season 3 Hub - Smashwords (all major ebook formats, pay what you like)I Sailed AwayPrologue: A Step Sideways Through TimeHe cannot remember...
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The Second Realm Season 3: The Lost Realm
(Season 1 hub - Season 2 hub)Latest Episode:Atla has come home, but Vessit is a town still reeling from disastrous Realmquakes and the reappearance of the man blamed for them; Rissad Van Raighan....
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The Second Realm 6.2: I'm Not the Man I Thought I Was
First Episode - Previous Episode - Season 1 Hub - Season 2 Hub - Season 3 Hub - Smashwords (all major ebook formats, pay what you like)I Sailed Away2. I'm Not the Man I Thought I Was"I can only promise...
View ArticleSo... how does this 'Blogging' thing work, again?
Last year, I made it a New Year's resolution to make 100 blog posts in 2013. That went well...It went OK after a fashion for about the first three months of the year. I was a little bit behind by the...
View ArticleHardcopy (*snerk*)
Okay, in a couple of weeks I won't be a student any more and won't have the excuse of a PhD to hide away from pursuing my writing career. It's time to resurrect my plan to publish hardcopy collections...
View ArticlePricing and Giving Things Away
When Season 2 of The Second Realm launched, I decided to try releasing it on Smashwords''Pay What You Like' system, where users can choose any price (even free) to pay for a book. I thought of it as a...
View ArticleDoctor Me
Well, not quite. I'm not technically a doctor until I graduate, and the ceremony isn't 'til July (and I won't be attending, but that's a story for another time). In fact, there's still some procedural...
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The Second Realm 6.3: When I Don't Need My Eyes to See
First Episode - Previous Episode - Season 1 Hub - Season 2 Hub - Season 3 Hub - Smashwords (all major ebook formats, pay what you like)I Sailed Away3. When I Don't Need My Eyes to SeeThia came at Rel...
View ArticleIt's Like Game of Thrones Without the Sex and Violence...
It's a good time to be a fantasy author. The Hobbit and Game of Thrones are riding high. For a broader conception of fantasy, one could also draw on the success of Harry Potter and (*shudder*)...
View ArticleOrson Scott Card
Every so often, I come across an issue which, though it deeply troubles me, I can't find a rational, analytic way to approach. The riots of two years ago were one such. This week, I've been reminded of...
View ArticleCan the government force you to be evil?
Here is a story about a group of Christian (or at least Christian-owned) businesses in the US trying to get out of providing healthcare support for abortions on religious grounds. The article is...
View ArticleThe Problem with Thinking
This is a bit of an 'and another thing' to my post from a couple of weeks ago about PhDs. The skill-set and training that come from spending four (actually, at this point it's already four and a half)...
View Article#writerproblems: This damn door sticks
I have a problem: I can't write doors.Well, actually, I can write doors just fine. Doors, gates, thresholds, eldritch wormholes of nether terror. Portals of any kind, right here. What I can't do is get...
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The Second Realm 5.2: Dragon Fly
First Episode - Previous Episode - Season 1 Hub - Season 2 Hub - Smashwords (all major ebook formats - pay what you like) - Next EpisodeA Light in Her Violet Eyes2. Dragon FlyPevan clung to Chag,...
View ArticlePatreon
You should totally check this website out, it's awesome. Also, it was totally my idea (Disclaimer: I'm not claiming that the actual creators of Patreon, who according to Wikipedia are Jack Conte and...
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