Happy Birthday to me…
It is that time of year again when I get officially older. I’m not ready to be an adult yet even if I have legally been one most of my life.
Diagrams for creating magic systems
One of the fun parts of world-building is creating a magic system. This is true for both novels and tabletop role-playing games. Why do we need magic system diagrams? Magic systems are often at their most interesting when it is clear what they cannot do rather than what they can …
It is time to level up my writing
This past long weekend, I decided it was time to level up my writing. I intend to study various forms of writing in-depth and – more importantly – how to get paid for them. I’m not talking pennies but actual my-time-is-worth-something money. I figure that while I am at it, …
Does suffering have a purpose?
I’ve been thinking about suffering in the world. There is so much of it and it all seems so needless. That got me thinking. Does suffering have a purpose – a wider, deeper, or bigger picture meaning? I think that the answer is probably no. Suffering just is. It is …
Colin Blaze and the unlimited stories
I’d like to take a moment to introduce you to an “open-source character” – Colin Blaze. The Colin Blaze character and some of the others around him are designed to be used by anyone at all. Colin Blaze is a private detective cursed by a witch to have only cases …
I’d like to wish everyone love, joy, and peace this Christmas
I’d like to wish everyone love, joy, and peace this Christmas and a better 2022 than 2021. Let us make 2022 the year when we try to do something unexpected and nice for someone we encounter. Should we even do so sometimes, we will make 2022 a better year than …
Bad days happen to us all
Bad days happen to us all. Sometimes a day just does not lend itself to productivity. Take my writing progress this month in NaNoWriMo. I was a steady good to great with a high of excellent and a low of total fail. It happens. Don’t let those bad days drag …
My big email list problem
I have a big problem with email lists. Maybe three big problems. Part of my problem is that I really hate checking my email. I’m not interested in hearing from anyone with something to sell by email. Ever. I’m not even interested in getting automated updates from sites I willingly …
Brexit, food, and writing to be proud of
The longer lockdown dragged on, the harder it became to write. Then I had a birthday and started a new blog. A blog all about food and my largely unhealthy relationship with it. After just a few days of couples counselling, food and I are still not talking. However, I …
I just don’t know
This post will not have much by way of answers (as if the title “I just don’t know” didn’t give that away). There will, quite likely, be a bunch of questions. The reason being is that this post is just me trying to figure myself out. I truly tiny minority …