Category: Me!

  • General Writing Update

    General Writing Update

    I’m a day late with this week’s blog due to some household hectic-ness over the first half of the week, but this are slowly returning to normal. A lot has happened in the last little while, so I thought I’d share some general updates. Buckle up! Gas Giant Gambit Let’s…

  • Aquascaping

    Aquascaping

    I don’t usually talk too much about my hobbies here (last week’s post on my upcoming dieselpunk PC build notwithstanding), but something happened this morning that has turned my mind back to one of my hobbies: aquascaping. What is Aquascaping? Aquascaping is basically a cross between a building a terrarium…

  • I’m Building a Dieselpunk PC

    I’m Building a Dieselpunk PC

    I’ve been hesitant to talk about this project for a long time because it always seemed just out of reach. But that’s all changed, and it has become an inevitability now, so I think a project primer is in order! Dieselpunk First off, let’s define our terms. What, exactly, is…

  • A Difficult Week

    A Difficult Week

    I’m a little late with this week’s post–at least, later than I generally prefer. And that’s because the last week has been particularly difficult. So, please bare with me, but this week’s blog is going to be a bit of a short catharsis session for me. Tahlula To start, last…

  • Thoughts on 40

    Thoughts on 40

    Today is my 40th birthday, and I have some feelings about that. Is my life what I thought it would be by the time I reached 40? In many ways, no. But at the same time, I never knew what my life would look like at this point. Many kids…

  • Goaltending: How Hockey Has Helped Me As A Writer

    Goaltending: How Hockey Has Helped Me As A Writer

    I struggle with blog topics nearly every week. And so, nearly every week, I scour Google for some new topic inspiration to get me started. And every week, I see the same suggestion to talk about hobbies outside of writing. But I have resisted writing on this topic since I…

  • My Writing Career Bucket List

    My Writing Career Bucket List

    I’ve got my head so full of developmental edits for Gas Giant Gambit this week, I thought I’d do something simple for today’s blog. So, just for funsies, here are my top ten writing career bucket list items! In no particular order: That’s all for now! Back to the dev…

  • Reading Goals for 2025

    Reading Goals for 2025

    Last year I discovered Goodread‘s Reading Challenge and set a goal of 15 books for myself–and reached it. 15 was, admittedly, an easily attainable goal. That said, I had my doubts I would finish, given the fact that many of the books I read are extremely long (The From a…

  • Goodbye ’24, Hello ’25

    Goodbye ’24, Hello ’25

    With the new year arriving in less than 12 hours from the time I sit here writing this, I feel it’s a nice time to take a look back at what 2024 has given me, and then look forward to what is yet to come. 2024 This past year was…

  • Rejection Goal: 90/100

    Rejection Goal: 90/100

    With two weeks left in the year, I have officially hit 90 rejections for short stories and manuscripts. Unfortunately, given recent events (especially adopting a new dog that has needed some extra care and attention to help him adapt to his new home) as well as the length of time…