What now?
The previous two weekends found me among the vendors at public events, with a full suite of ups and downs across the experience. September 8 & 9, I shared [read more...]
Musings
Paperback launched, ebook delayed & return to the workbook
Two nights ago I was marching through the process of preparing an ebook of Prelude to a Change of Mind, the Author’s Edition when I hit a wall. There is no [read more...]
And where were you looking when he waved his hand?
As I have complained before, initial response to Dvarsh, An Introduction was entirely disappointing. So much so that pride of accomplishment felt more and more [read more...]
Two days at Greater Austin Comic Con
The third weekend of the month I was a guest of Tortured Earth at Greater Austin Comic Con. Tortured Earth had a double booth on a corner, and Kenneth Kidder, [read more...]
Pygmalion Days
It’s all one thing, as I’ve insisted before. In the way of the imperfect imagination rattling around this particular noggin, writing is part of [read more...]
HQ: Killing Condominium
One day in April I happened to be on the patio hanging with the plants when the gate was opened by a man with a tank strapped to his back. He stopped without [read more...]
Prelude to a revision
In the wake of ConDFW in February, I came home determined to remain optimistic. Interest in Dvarsh, An Introduction had been low, even after taking account of [read more...]
I have been confused
Amid strain and worry from personal upheaval, I fixed on a notion that, in order to continue developing Habdvarsha material, the productization and sale of [read more...]
“Once a thing has been done, the fool sees it.”
Another bookstore has evaluated Dvarsh, An Introduction and found it unsuitable for their shelves. The winter light of reality creeps above the horizon. Lack [read more...]
The eyes do not have it
When I started physical therapy after breaking my wrist, a silver lining—or, at least, a silver-plated lining—showed up in the cloud. The therapist [read more...]
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