#PitMad and Getting That First Novel Published
Twitter is a wonderful thing. I use it to network with other scientists, other authors, and others who are affected in one way or another by autism. I use it to promote my own work, in research or...
View ArticlePrince of Herongarde – Departure
Trey stood atop the wall of the gatehouse as the last of the King’s army passed out of sight. Tessa stood beside him, gripping his arm. She was deeply concerned about the safety of her husband, as well...
View ArticlePrince of Herongarde – Another Excerpt
So here’s the thing: I’m working on the Prince of Herongarde manuscript right now. It needs some TLC. Don’t really want to distract myself by writing a regular blog post. So, excerpt it is! Enjoy!...
View ArticleCharacter Sketches – Gilbert of Herongarde
Gilbert of Herongarde is a scholar and a warrior. He has a deep and abiding interest in the sciences, especially physics. He is recognized as among the finest of Herongarde’s tacticians, whose opinion...
View ArticleWriting my own romantic book
National Blog Posting Month – February 2013 – Love Prompt – What is the most romantic book you’ve ever read? — I’ve read a few books in my day. I can’t say I’ve ever gone for romance as a genre. …...
View ArticleA Sleeping Knight
The flapping of the tent in the wind roused Trey. He peeped out from under his blankets. It was still dark. The chill of the air cut into his cheeks and he pulled the blankets back over his head. There...
View ArticleShort Story: Jason’s Invitation
A short story, or I guess just a scene, from the early life of Jason. In the book Prince of Herongarde, Jason is on the verge of 16, the age at which young men may attain the Mark of Herongarde. …...
View ArticleTap-tap-tap
Here is my response to yesterday’s challenge over at the RocNaNo blog. Do you have a pet peeve? —– Tap-tap-tap. Glibert leaned closer to the book. It was hard to make out the text in the fire light. He...
View ArticleRoad Trip! – Challenge Response
Another response to a RocNaNo Challenge. This one is to write about a road trip with at least three people who are all getting on each other’s last nerve. I managed to work characters from my...
View ArticleFour Random Words – Challenge Response
Yet another RocNaNo challenge. The prompt is to come up with a story based around four random words provided by someone else. I tweeted a request for these one Sunday night. This is what I got: Purple,...
View ArticleHorses
It’s late on a Sunday night. For some reason, I’ve been convinced all day that it’s Saturday. Maybe because tomorrow’s a holiday. Maybe because I didn’t sleep well last night so yesterday has just run...
View ArticleLáir Bhán and the Mast Beast
Samhain is a Gaelic festival that occurs at about the same time as Halloween, celebrated October 31 to November 1. Samhain marks the end of the harvest, and lies approximately halfway between the fall...
View ArticleTessa’s Scolding
***November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo for short.*** The goal of NaNoWriMo is to write a 50,000 word novel in one month. Yes, it can be done. Right now, my novel is my focus, and...
View ArticleCharacter Sketch: Father Arin of Herongarde
For giggles, I thought I try my hand at responding to one of the “Today’s Cliche” prompts from the RocNaNo blog. The challenge was to develop a character based on the prompt in something like 2000...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday Writing Challenge – The Seal of Falgarth
The RocNaNo Blog offers Wordless Wednesday writing prompts. This is my response to this week’s challenge, based upon this photo: The Seal of Falgarth Trey touched the seal, trying to sense the pattern...
View ArticleSewing Saturday – My New Lab Coat
Yeah, I know. I’m not publishing this on a Saturday. But I did the sewing on Saturday. Last Saturday, in fact. But I was also slightly (ok, very) sick at the time, so I only took pictures and didn’t do...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday Writing Challenge: Bullseye
The RocNaNo Blog offers Wordless Wednesday writing prompts. This is my response to this week’s challenge, based upon this photo: Bullseye “What on Earth have I gotten myself into?” Muttered Hanna as...
View ArticleLair Bahn
National Blog Posting Month – September 2014 – Crunch Prompt – Tell us a ghost story. —— Hanna shuddered in the damp darkness. Wind whispered through the fallen leaves, shuffling them on the forest...
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