Category Archives: Tips and Tricks

The Weirdest Writer in the West

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Shedrick

Last week I took an online writing class hosted by incomparable Cat Rambo on writing steampunk and weird western fiction. The class was a 2-hour Google hangout where the participants not only got a great brief history of the genres, … Continue reading →

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Losing NaNoWriMo : Or I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love to Write

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Shedrick

So..this was the third year I attempted the NaNoWriMo challenge (50,000 word novel in 30 days). And I failed. I managed to get a little over 28,000 words and just stopped. There were a couple of factors (illness, a friend’s … Continue reading →

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Michael Moorcock and Storytelling

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Shedrick

Michael Moorcock is one of my all-time favorite writers.  His “Elric Saga” was probably the first adult fantasy series I got into and I re-read it every few years. Here he gives some great tips on how to craft a … Continue reading →

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DragonCon: Day 3

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Shedrick

Events are winding down as the con starts to come to an end.  However, we did attend some pretty neat panels today… This morning we went to the “Buffy and Angel” panel that was to be comprised of James Marsters … Continue reading →

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DragonCon: Day 1.5

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Shedrick

This weekend my editor (aka “The Wife”) and I are at DragonCon, the largest sci-fi/fantasy/pop-culture/geek-fest in the US.  The con is in beautiful Atlanta, GA…which is one long drive from beautiful Denton, TX. We arrived in Atlanta last night about … Continue reading →

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