Hello, Internet! And Happy Halloween, too! The date is relevant - it's why I'm writing & posting this a day early. NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow! Yay!! Yay? Reading My reading's been light this week again. Unfortunately most of what I've read has been strictly for either class or my Alcibiades article. None of what I've been … Continue reading Weekly Update – 10/31/17
Hello, Internet! Busy week. Need more coffee. Reading All of my reading this week has been for class. Not a bad thing; just a true thing. I've disappeared down the rabbit hole of history once again. Research is fun, but time consuming. I've gathered most of my materials on Alcibiades (ranging from ancient oratory and … Continue reading Weekly Update – 10/25/17
Hello, Internet! I find I've been somewhat unfocused this week. I've spent a lot more time reading than writing (or researching or pre-writing or whatever else falls under that loose heading). Finding a proper balance between the two is difficult, but necessary. This past summer I wasn't reading much, and my work suffered. This past week … Continue reading Weekly Update – 10/19/17
Hello, Internet! Books books books, books books. I'm going to talk about books. Reading I finished my re-read of The Way of Kings sometime on Monday, and I've started re-reading Words of Radiance in preparation for when Oathbringer drops in November. Considering The Way of Kings is about a thousand pages, and I'm a few hundred into Words, either I … Continue reading Weekly Update – 10/11/17
Hello, Internet! Honestly, I don't have a lot to report this week. I'm easily distracted, and was distracted by game stuff this week. I've been playing in a RuneQuest game now for about a year, year and a half, but I haven't run a tabletop in some time. A few friends have been looking for … Continue reading Weekly Update – 10/4/17
Hello, Internet! How's your week been? Good? (I can't hear you, so I'm going to assume good.) Mine's been good too. I finished a short story, and I'm almost finished with the first class of my MFA program. Most of the courses are two months long, but a few are just a month (including this … Continue reading Weekly Update – 9/27/17
What is NaNoWriMo? NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, which is the name shared by both a nonprofit charity dedicated to writing and literacy as well as the contest they run. The goal is simple: write 50,000 words in the month of November. Okay, maybe it's not that simple. It's a big task, but the … Continue reading Why You Should Try NaNoWriMo
Hello, Internet! I've got about twenty minutes to tap this out, so I'm going to try being quick and brief (like that's gonna happen, right?). Here we go! Reading As promised, I continued to procrastinate this week in reading Schlock Mercenary. I've caught up with the comic's archive, and by and large it's been a fun, weird … Continue reading Weekly Update – 9/21/17
Hello, Internet! Past week's been alright. Started the first class of my MFA program, and it's gone well. My goal last week was to get used to returning to classes, so that's been my main focus. Overall, it's an odd feeling having homework once again. Not unpleasant, but a little strange. Reading Most of my … Continue reading Weekly Update – 9/13/17
Hello, Internet! Been a very read-ey week. Spent most of it plowing through the Codex Alera by Jim Butcher, and I'm going to be selfish and just try to speed through this post so I can get back to finishing the last book. Reading As just mentioned, I've been plowing through the Codex Alera. I'm inclined to … Continue reading Weekly Update – 9/6/17
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