Treating it like a second job

Filed under Writing Journal on October 5, 2009
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I began the process of dissolving my company earlier this summer. Goldbox Media Group incorporated back in June of 2006, and for the past three years, I poured time, money, and less tangible resources into the production of an online game. It was my second job.
The decision to quit that job was not an easy [...]

Stop kicking against the goads

Filed under Tips & Tools on July 7, 2009
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The apostle Paul was once known as the Pharisee Saul, with a reputation for persecuting followers of the Way, “breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord.” He caused the deaths of many Christians and forced others to blaspheme against their faith. All the while, he fervently believed he was doing the will [...]

Growing an outline into a story

Filed under Tips & Tools on January 20, 2009
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I write using an outline. If you’re doing work-for-hire, you’ll probably have to turn in a chapter-by-chapter outline before you turn in a manuscript. I know there are many writers out there who prefer not to work with an outline, however. I find outlines to be invaluable tools for keeping a story on track and [...]

Making a dent in Shattered Amulet

Filed under Writing Journal on November 4, 2008
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November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). For those who haven’t ever heard of this event, NaNoWriMo offers a challenge for writers to produce a 50,000 word novel between November 1 and November 30. If you do the math, that’s just under 1700 words per day. The goal is not to produce a polished manuscript [...]

Logan Shadowhand: a retrospective (part three)

Filed under Fiction, Writing Journal on September 9, 2008
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I graduated with my Bachelor’s in the summer of 2003 and won the Maiden of Pain open call in the fall. I spent the next year writing that novel. After a short break, I returned to Logan Shadowhand and the story I was now calling Shattered Amulet.
Maiden taught me a lot and I wanted to [...]