Tag: The Cobalt Fist
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Characters vs Plot: What Inspires Me First?
I’ve seen this question come up several times among writers: do you think of characters or plots first? I can’t speak for every writer, but for me, it’s both–and sometimes neither. Character First The story idea that inspired me to become a writer (and is still rattling around in my…
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The Cobalt Fist
I’m hip deep in re-outlining my epic, seven book series I’m temporarily calling The Cobalt Fist. I’m having so much fun it’s actually eating into the time I should be spending on finishing my current WIP, Shallow Trenches/Open Skies. But, alas, The Cobalt Fist is my favorite sandbox to play…
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April Anticipation Brought May Flowers
Back at the beginning of April, I wrote a blog post titled Writing News & April Anticipation. And now that it’s May a lot of that anticipation has paid off, so I thought it was time for a follow up! Contest & Awards Laramie Awards I won’t bury the lead,…
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Writing News & April Anticipation
I’m just going to say it: April has the potential to be a very big month for my (still relatively early) writing career. Let’s get the things I’m anticipating out of the way, first. Contest & Awards NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge I am writing this on Monday, April 6th,…
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What is the “Delilah-verse?”
To be blunt, the “Delilah-verse” is the shared universe most of my stories take place in (not necessarily all, but if there is nothing in the story to contradict the larger rules, even if there is also nothing explicitly tying it to other stories, I consider it a part of…
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The 5 Year Plan
With 2025 drawing to a close, I thought I would share with you my five year writing career plan, and in doing so, commit it to the world so it’s no longer just something in my head I say I’m going to do. The Status Quo The current status quo…
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Where Did the Idea Come From?: Shallow Trenches/Open Skies
I often struggle with coming up with blog topics, so I’m constantly on the hunt for interesting ideas. This week’s comes from a suggestion I found on Goodreads: Where did you get the idea for your most recent book? The path to the idea that sparked Shallow Trenches/Open Skies is…
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My Favorite Thing to Write: Genre Mashups with a Historical Bent
Wow. Yeah. That’s a mouthful. But as I look over the original projects I’ve got coming out over the next few months, as well as the projects I’m currently working on, this is undeniably true. I really love writing genre mashups that have a certain (if varying) historical element. Here’s…
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Why I Chose What I’m Writing Next
So, a few weeks ago I wrote a little about the next novel I’m going to work on: a sci-fi set during World War I, inspired by the claim Manfred von Richthofen–better known as the Red Baron–shot down a flying saucer over Belgium. You can find that brief introduction here.…
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