When I first started seriously working on my novel, I said that “I definitely want to outline.” I knew that going into writing something as complex as a novel without a plan would lead to failure. So I sat down and thought about what I wanted to happen in my novel. I broke it down… Continue reading Writing My Novel: When Outlines Fail
Month: June 2010
Writing My Novel: The First Draft is Complete
It’s done. Finished. At 85,953 words, the first draft of my first novel is complete. And I feel so incredibly strange now that I want to jump right back in and get back to writing. But I can’t. I have to step back, take a few—many—deep breaths, and just let it sit. My wife is… Continue reading Writing My Novel: The First Draft is Complete
Stargate SG-1: Ten Seasons of Awesomeness
Sometimes, I’m prone to hyperbole. I’ll state that Stephenie Meyer is the worst writer who’s ever lived, when I’m pretty sure there are worse ones who have gone unpublished. I might say that the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is the best theme park ever created, but I haven’t experienced every theme park in the… Continue reading Stargate SG-1: Ten Seasons of Awesomeness
Book Review: “The Red Pyramid” by Rick Riordan
The Red Pyramid is an interesting mix of YA urban fantasy and mythology that Rick Riordan made famous with his Percy Jackson series. And while I have not read those Greek-mythology inspired novels, I fully expect to since I enjoyed The Red Pyramid pretty well. Riordan also takes an area of mythology that I have… Continue reading Book Review: “The Red Pyramid” by Rick Riordan
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Our Awesome Soft Opening Adventure
My wife and I had planned our trip to Florida (our vacanymoon to steal a term from a friend) around the biennial Joss Whedon conference Slayage. We thought we were getting incredibly lucky because Universal Orlando’s new theme park—The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, obviously—had been pushed back to a Spring 2010 opening. When we… Continue reading The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Our Awesome Soft Opening Adventure