…delirium Mk. III

Posts Tagged “writing”

Mur Keeps It Real

A couple months ago, I replied to a tweet from Mur Lafferty (@mightymur). I went on with my day. A few seconds later, my phone buzzed. I looked. She had replied.

FAIL.

Missed a post! Lapse in discipline. Devotion fail.

Early Bird

I woke up this morning fighting inertia; that is, trying unsuccessfully to get my limbs to move. I was apparently trapped in some quantum Monday gravity well. Rough stuff.

When Your Powers Combine…

I have a pretty low idea-to-action ratio. I’ve had lots of ideas for stories and other creative projects through the years, but very little success in seeing them through.

Bicentennial

This is my 200th …delerium post. It'll be a short one.

A New Twist on an Old Favorite

Some of you hypothetical readers may have guessed my intent by now. I plan to write a post on this blog every day for Lent, Sundays excluded. But you’re supposed to give something up, right? Really, I’m giving up my excuses not to write.

Heartbreaker: Speculation

Wait, how is Singer supposed to contact this shadowy figure if she can’t e-mail him back? Maybe she’s just that crafty….

Heartbreaker: Enticement

Technically, due to the order in which I’ve posted the exerpts, today’s story chunk is a flashback. I think this one is a little rougher than the others, but hey, it’s a first draft. If you were wondering about the message Telfeyan sent so elaborately, read on.

Another excerpt

Here’s another piece of Heartbreaker, from a little further into the story. Anyone recognize our second main character?

Gasp! Novel excerpt!

In November, I participated in National Novel Writing Month, further damaging my claims to sanity. The idea behind NaNo is to start on November 1 with a blank page, and finish the month with 50,000 words of a novel. I made a weak start, gained some momentum mid-month, and, well…