Long, long ago, Raiji looked out upon the universe and it was good. The stars and planets moved in their orbits. Galaxies whirled and spun. All was ordered and precise. But She was alone. So Raiji took the desert sand and the winter rain and the red light of the sun and created velyr in…
DetailsJuly 1 question – Is there anything you’d like to see changed, added, and/or rearranged about the book publishing industry? I’d like to see the publishing industry de-monopolized again. We used to have a lot of smaller publishing companies, which meant more chances for a new writer to actually be published by traditional means. Monopolies…
DetailsIt’s First Wednesday, so time for another Insecure Writers Support Group post. June 3 question – Do most of your story ideas come from one place (the news, dreams, etc.) or do they hit from all over the place? My story ideas come from all over the place. I’ve had vivid dreams that became stories,…
DetailsIt’s First Wednesday, so time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group post! May 6 question – What was the most inspiring feedback you received from readers, including agents, editors, and beta readers? I would have to say my most inspiring feedback was when an editor showed me that I have a habit of not including…
DetailsIt’s First Wednesday, so it’s time for our Insecure Writer’s Support Group post. IWSG April 1 Question: If you have a playlist (or could put one together) that either gets you in the groove to write or fits with one of your books, what is it? What type of music or what songs? Most of my…
DetailsIt’s First Wednesday, so it’s time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group post. Today, we’re looking at how a book launch should go and what you need to do for a successful event. The March 4 question is: What elements do you include in your book launch? Or what do you have in mind for…
DetailsIt’s First Wednesday so it’s time for an Insecure Writer’s Support Group post! Many writers have written about the experience of rereading their work years later. Have you reread any of your early works? What was that experience like for you? I am always pleasantly surprised when rereading my old stories — they don’t suck…
DetailsIt’s First Wednesday so it’s time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group post! January 7 Question: Is there anything in your writing plans for 2026 that you are going to do that you couldn’t get done in 2025? I didn’t get Book 2 in my sci-fi series finished in 2025. Real life got in the…
DetailsIt’s First Wednesday so it’s time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group Post! The December question is As a writer, what was one of the coolest/best gifts you’ve ever received? The coolest (and most expensive) gift I ever received was a year’s subscription to Masterclass. It was one of those “Buy One, get a Gift…
DetailsIt’s First Wednesday, so time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group post! October’s question is: What is the most favorite thing you have written, published or not, and why? My favorite work that I wrote is currently the Devon Day and the Sweetwater Kid novels, three manuscripts about a couple of 1870s outlaws trying (not…
DetailsI think Artificial Intelligence is a slippery slope for artists of all sorts. It’s far too easy to say “I’ll just use it this once for this tiny thing” and end up letting it create for you, either writing your stories or making art for you. I’ve read research that says people who regularly use…
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