I think I’ve mentioned here briefly before that I finally have a name for my cohesive, overarching storyverse, to which perhaps 75% of my stories, both published and planned, belong. It’s The Veiled Worlds, a reference to the fact that the fey live in The Realms, a world veiled from ours, and ours veiled from […]
Is Tolkien Making Me Rethink My Primary Story Universe? Read More »
Oof, this one’s rough. But it’s *worth* it. I remember too clearly that heading-for-burnout mental state where everything felt urgent, everything felt critical, nothing felt like something I could afford to drop. I used to make records of my time, trying to justify (to who?) why I felt so exhausted: See! Look! No spare time,
Other much more expert people than I have had much to say on this topic, so I intend to keep this brief. But I just wanted to note that so far, in my experience, being brave has never let me down yet. Lonely and feeling nervous to reach out? Do it. There are so many
Reposting from August last year, because it’s been a year now since I lost all four of my grandparents, plus had an uncle diagnosed with pancreatic cancer (he’s since passed away as well). And, IDK, this felt like a timely reminder. My Nana passed away in the night. I wasn’t extremely close to her, so
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The fan attraction to Draco isn’t “white boys always get forgiven”. It’s the slightly gut-chilling recognition that “there, but for the grace of God, walk I”; the knowledge that, with the wrong parents, in the wrong time, in the wrong place, many of us could BE that person. It’s the recognition that our start in
It’s Not That Draco’s A White Boy: Theories On Why The Fandom Persists In Liking Draco Read More »
I’m back from two weeks away essentially without internet, and I need to talk about that. But first, I’ll do that thing that I ‘should’ do, which is announce that How To Create Cultures is now out and available everywhere in ebook – print release has stuck to the original date of the 17th, so
I’m Back, Culture Book Is Out, And Thoughts On Burnout Read More »
