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Buk Tri

This morning I started writing the first chapter of “Buk Tri”–book three of The Tales of the Seventh Empire. Of course, I skipped the...

The Avengers & Hanu Zan the Hero

I went to the midnight showing of The Avengers. I will admit to you, dear reader, that I am a total nerd for superhero movies. I love...

Epigraphs, poetry, and rhyming in fictional languages

I have a great love of epigraphs. With my own work, I am particularly fond of fictional quotations or works from in-world sources. For...

I #amrevising and I may be #goingcrazy

Revisions have been a roller coaster ride this week. Six days ago, Sam and I discussed a new scene that we felt needed to be added to...

Writing fight scenes

I recently had dinner with a family whose children I teach. Several of them have read Telsharu and were eagerly asking for an update on...

Rambling thoughts on revisions

If you’re following my Twitter feed at all, you’ll know that I’ve been working voraciously on revisions of “Buk Tu” the sequel to The...

Brainstorming (Our writing process, part 2)

Fortune shone upon us this week. We had a lucky overlap of my Spring Break (the future ninjas are out of school, which means no classes...

Our New Project, part 1

Possessed

NaNoWriMo is a week old now, and it’s already been a rollercoaster ride. On November 1st, I began writing a story that Sam and I...