November is on the horizon, and that means thousands of writers are preparing to jam out 50,000-word novels in a month as part of NaNoWriMo. I’ve never done an official NaNoWriMo, but I keep meticulous records of how much I write per day when… Continue Reading “The Accidental NaNoWriMo”
From March of 2010 to September of 2013, I was the editor-in-chief of Privateer Press’s in-house magazine No Quarter. I directly produced twenty issues (plus two special editions) as EIC and then another ten or so after I was promoted to publications manager (though the magazine… Continue Reading “Three Things I Learned as a Magazine Editor”
This is the sixth post in a series titled The Way I Write. I’ve been looking at my writing style over the last twenty years largely used the Flesch-Kincaid readability scores to get an idea of what my work looks like in an admittedly… Continue Reading “The Way I Write Part 6: Shorts, Flash, & Media Tie-In”
Last week, we discussed the first novel I wrote for Privateer Press, so now we’re going to discuss the second. Acts of War: Aftershock is the direct sequel to Acts of War: Flashpoint, and, you guessed it, the second book in the Acts of War… Continue Reading “Aeryn’s Archives – Acts of War: Aftershock”
It’s probably about time I talk about the novels I’ve written for Privateer Press in a more detail. I mean, I’m always telling you people I have written novels, so I guess it’s time to put my cards on the table. Today, I’m going to… Continue Reading “Aeryn’s Archives – Act of War: Flashpoint”
Well, a new year has dawned, but before I really find out what 2022 has in store for me, I’m gonna take a look back at 2021. Spoiler alert. This was not my best year, but I’m all about that transparency, so lets look… Continue Reading “2021: A Writing Rearview Review”
Another couple of weeks in the books. Here’s how it went down. Words to Write By This week it’s another quote from Ray Bradbury. “You fail only if you stop writing.” — Ray Bradbury When you’ve had a tough week, month, or year in… Continue Reading “Weeks of Writing: 11/29/21 to 12/12/21”
The second week of November is done and over with. Here’s how I did. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from historical fiction author Steven Pressfield. “Start before you’re ready.” ― Steven Pressfield This quote is short and sweet, but it carries a… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 11/8/21 to 11/14/21”
The final week of October has come and gone. Here’s how I did. Words to Write By This week’s quote is comes from Carol Leifer. “As a writer, the worst thing you can do is work in an environment of fear of rejection.” —Carol… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 10/25/21 to 10/31/21”
One more week with my nose to the writerly grindstone. Here’s how that looks. Words to Write By This week’s quote is comes from Richard Bach. “A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.” – Richard Bach Yeah, I know I’ve used this… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 10/18/21 to 10/24/18”