When that Feeling Something’s Wrong Keeps Growing

by wlancehunt, August 28, 2023 in Books, fantasy, Personal Narrative, productivity, resilience, Writing Now

I had a breakthrough. But not until suffering through the terror I might have wasted the past two-plus years.

Libraries, Levels, and the Readercon

by wlancehunt in Books, fantasy, Writing Now

For kicks and giggles last week, I checked World Catalogue again. The book is now in 11 libraries!

808,483, but Who’s Counting?

So, I stopped the blind stabs of opening files and hopeful keyword searches and used Scrivener to build an Index

Busy with Fun and Not Fun Stuff

Lots of potential here: the parallels between narcotic use and necromancy are interesting, the language is often Chandler-esque in a good way, and it delves into some interesting psychological territory.
    “However….”

Too Early in the Morning for an Epiphany

Since that spill, I’ve borne a grudge against the sinister presence that created “right” ways. That enforced its rules whimsically, letting me do it my way much of the time. Tricking me other times. Sometimes even punishing me with a broken glass or painful scrape.

A Sip of Chirp: Leaning on Audio

by wlancehunt in Books, fantasy, Personal Narrative

26 books in 10 months. Not shabby.

The Musicality of Water

by wlancehunt in Books, fantasy

Generally, I avoid books featuring fae, finding them too often derivative or pollyannish.  Mississippi Missing, an urban fantasy laced with fae, came as rather a surprise. It neither demanded I know everything about the entire fairy world. Nor assuming I share a fan’s devotion to the intricacies of Welsh, Scottish, and whatever-all-esle mythologies. Sure, a […]

If It Were a Snake, It Would Have Bit You.

Daemons were not part of Philip Pullman’s original idea for the Golden Compass. And understanding this may have saved the novel I’m working on.

Speculative Fictions

by wlancehunt in Books, fantasy, Writing Now

My brain is hurt by all the stuff I’ll probably miss.

Success is a Lousy Teacher

by wlancehunt in Books, fantasy, Writing Now

Success is a Lousy Teacher or, how success is reached by climbing a stairway built of failures

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