Writer Tamago

It's 2:00. I've managed, in the six hours, I've been up, to do everything that I had to do today, so in theory I should be ready to write. I'm packed for Readercon, although I need new tennis shoes, and we'll take care of that soon. I've balanced the checkbook, paid the bills, ordered a [...]

Karma, that was plain cruel. I have to relate background. Several years ago, we had a cat that was our outdoor cat, Toby. Toby was a stray that the across-the-street neighbors threw out. Toby lived in our garage for a couple of years. He had UTI, and couldn't live indoors, because he leaked urine. We [...]

I'm at work for a couple of hours this morning, trying to get a few things out of the way before I'm out of the office UNTIL THE 19TH OF JULY!!! Yeah, baybee! A-hem. This is the time of year that two very important reunions are on my radar screen. 1. Readercon. It's my first [...]

Hey there. I'm back from Convergence, where both Bryon and I usually have a great time. This time was no exception. I enjoyed myself immensely, if not always because of the convention, then certainly because of what Minneapolis has available. We saw Voltaire sing, I had a great visit with Caroline, the Broad Universe Rapid [...]

It's been a while since I wrote up something about the works in progress. This is more for me, but if you like, you can read along. I'll hide it after the first one, so you don't have to, either. The Winter the Troll Danced with Old Nick: Undergoing 3rd rewrite. Will be finished and [...]

The English front office is weird today. I'm...the only one here. Which I did not expect, and which makes me wonder if I should get trained in how to contact all these folks if there is no one here. We interview our last job candidate today. I hope the rest of the committee turns up. [...]

Update for those following the write-a-thon: My current goal is rewriting a chapter a week. Last night I breezed through a great deal of chapter 5. I have one more scene to add in tonight, and then I can move forward. That was faster than expected. I'd like to talk about one more aspect of [...]

That was a blindingly busy weekend. We had dinner with friends on Friday, moved the in-laws to a more accessible apartment and had another dinner with another friend Saturday, and saw that most cultured of films, Jonah Hex with a third friend on Sunday. The evening was polished off with a psychedelic movie about Revelations. [...]

Many authors advocate for working with their characters before they begin to plot their story. Revealing information about the characters is helpful with main plot and subplot. A standard in the writing world is a heuristic that asks you all sorts of questions about the character. They are as numerous as books on writing. A [...]

Let's talk for a moment. Frankly. What does a workshop mean to a writer? What does it mean to a writer that they can work uninterrupted on their craft? What does it mean to a writer to gain insights from professionals in the field to help them on their way to a writing career? What [...]