7-40 Challenge | Round 5 Day 6 I read Phase Defiant somewhere between eight and ten times before I finished it. Not just to fix it — I'd already fixed a lot of it. I read it because I liked reading it. Every pass, it still struck me. I'd written the kind of book I … Continue reading The Voice I Like to Read
Category: Books & Writing
Introducing Myself
7-40 Challenge | Round 5 Day 4 Before I can write a character, I have to introduce myself to them. That sounds strange for people I invented, but it's the truest way I know to describe it. I have to spend time — not just in the story I want to tell, but in the … Continue reading Introducing Myself
The Route
7-40 Challenge | Round 5 Day 3 I sat down to work on the novel tonight and didn't write a single sentence of it. I spent the whole session working out how the major threads connect — how one specific character has to move through the story to get where she needs to end up. … Continue reading The Route
Stop Overproducing
7-40 Challenge | Planning Week A few days ago I wrote that posting my first piece of book promotion took five minutes. Then I tried to make the next ones and watched each one balloon to thirty. Here's what was actually happening: I was overproducing. Building stylized videos — my cover, my music, text timed … Continue reading Stop Overproducing
The Only Way Out Is Through
7-40 Challenge | Rest Week I wrote a song this week. It's called "The Only Way Out Is Through," and I didn't set out to write a midpoint reflection on the year — but that's what came out. The verses are claustrophobic on purpose. Same four walls. Weight on the chest. A voice saying you're … Continue reading The Only Way Out Is Through
