Week nineteen, and I am neck-deep in revisions for Acts of War: Aftershock. Progress: I’m very pleased with the progress I’ve made so far. I’ve revised over a third of the novel at this point, and that includes rewrites of two major scenes. I’m… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 19 Update”
Here we are at week eighteen into the production of Acts of War: Aftershock. These updates are going to change a bit as I start working on revisions. More on that below. Progress: I’m starting revisions on the novel this week–today, actually—so my progress… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 18 Update”
Seventeen weeks into the production of Acts of War: Aftershock, and the revision process is about to kick into high gear. Progress: Tomorrow, I’m heading into the Privateer Press offices to discuss revision notes on Aftershock with publications director Mike Ryan and the continuity… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 17 Update”
Sixteen weeks into the production of Acts of War: Aftershock, and here’s the lay of the land. Progress: The first draft is still under review with the editors at Privateer Press, but as I hinted at last week, I have not be sitting here… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 16 Update”
Week fifteen! Here’s the update on Acts of War: Aftershock. Progress: I haven’t been idle while waiting for Privateer Press to review the first draft of Acts of War: Aftershock. In fact, I managed to write another 3,000 words in the form of a… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 15 Update”
Week fourteen has come and gone, and here’s your weekly update on Acts of War: Aftershock. Progress: The first draft is still under review with Privateer Press, but this is not unusual for a couple or reasons. First, it’s a big book that a… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 14 Update”
Week two is in the books, and the first draft of Acts of War II is coming along. Here’s my writing report card for the week. If you missed last week’s update, you can find that right here. Progress: I wrote 12,021 words for… Continue Reading “Writing Acts of War II – Week 2 Update”
Here’s another little vignette I wrote for a Dungeons & Dragon supplement that never made it into print. This one would have been the introduction to a character build focused on throwing weapons. It’s one of those pieces that’s always left me wondering what happened to the… Continue Reading “It Came From My Hard Drive Part 4 – A Pointed Education”
Once again I’ve delved deep into the digital ruins of my hard drive and unearthed a tidbit of ancient fiction. Well, seven years ancient, but it’s never been read by anyone. (You’ll have to decide if it should have stayed that way.) This is yet… Continue Reading “It Came from My Hard Drive! Part 3 – A Red Night”
One of my many hobbies is HEMA, or historical European martial arts, wherein folks study various fighting manuals from the medieval and renaissance periods and attempt to recreate these martial disciplines as accurately as possible. Once you swing a sword the way it’s meant… Continue Reading “Fightin’ Fiction: 5 Melee Myths”