Beyond my philosophical and spiritual commitment, I wanted to portray true animism in this book. And that created specific, thorny writing problems that required concrete solutions.
Category: fanfic
Better Conlang Orthography: Inspiration from History
A reader suggested an excellent change to my constructed language's spelling system.
Update on Writing Projects: Progress & Plans Oct 2024
An update on my writing projects, with exciting progress on "Axon, Inc." and "Crown of Crows." How I track projects in my journal.
Copyright Issues in Sagaia
Can Sagaia move beyond its origins as fanfic and be a wholly original work?
Strange as News from Bree: NaNoWriMo 2023
The Shire is the perfect setting for English-style murder mysteries. The idea is irresistible. The only issue is that, of course, hobbits do not commit murder. It would be unthinkable! A hobbit detective would be stuck solving mysteries of missing pies and silver spoons. Nefarious, no doubt, the stuff of high drama and family feuds. But I wanted to write murder mysteries. So… I set the stories in Bree, where there are lots of people who are not hobbits, and all sorts of murderous business can be afoot.
What Is Canon For?
If it's a bad story that breaks canon, adherence to canon won't fix it. If it's a good story that breaks canon in a minor way, it's irrelevant; it's just nitpicking. If it's a good story that breaks canon in a major way, it's probably a good story *because* it breaks canon.
Harry Potter and the Hourwick of Oz
It wasn’t at all intentional, but it appears that I wrote a fanfic last year (2019). I was just sitting there, minding my own business, not writing any of the other projects I was supposed to be working on, and I thought, you know what this crazy planet of ours needs? MORE HARRY POTTER FANFIC.… Continue reading Harry Potter and the Hourwick of Oz
Side Project: Return to Sagaia (Narnia-inspired Fantasy)
About a year ago, as I was working through the revisions of Axon, Inc., I got into an intense discussion with my brilliant and beautiful wife Ali about the Chronicles of Narnia. It's a series I adored when I was younger, but when I read it again to my kids when they were very young, I… Continue reading Side Project: Return to Sagaia (Narnia-inspired Fantasy)