Tag: PAX Prime 2013

What Is Your Profession?

Courtesy Warner Bros

Given everything that happened this past week and a half, it probably comes as no surprise that I made no progress in Cold Streets. I’m not certain where my Waterman pen is located. I took a sick day and still ended up doing dayjob work from home. Life still feels in upheaval, like all of my feelings and ambition are getting shoved aside for the benefit of others.

I’m tempted to start pushing back.

I maintain that everybody has the right to be happy. Folks should be free to seek whom and what they want without judgment or prejudice. What I tend to forget is that “everybody” includes me, as well. As deathly afraid as I might be of being entirely selfish or neglectful for the sake of my own happiness, my fear is that I have and will go too far the other way. Martyrs are somewhat passé in this day and age, and not at all what someone should aspire to be.

I mentioned radical change yesterday. I know I need to make adjustments moving forward to make sure I do not repeat the past, either the recent past or the ancient past. I’m not entirely sure what they are. But without change, we die. And I’m still quite resolved that this thing will not kill me.

All of that said, normal blogging resumes on Monday. In the future I’ll remember to reach out to people for guest posts. Thanks for sticking around.

Ye Olde Change of Plans

Courtesy Wholehearted Ministries

Darlings, I am busy as hell this week. Busier than I thought I would be.

My original plans for the week in terms of productivity and relaxation both have been torpedoed gloriously. Instead of feeling charged and accomplished for my first PAX Prime, I feel old and worn out. The worst part is, PAX itself has not even started yet, and I still have more work ahead of me on the morrow.

As it stands, I don’t think I’ll be able to finish my review of Kick-Ass 2 on time as intended, nor will I be able to make much more progress on Cold Streets.

I apologize for the disruption and I look forward to being back on a regular schedule, and as always, thank you for reading.

The Author is Out: Seattle 2013

The true Seattle experience

I’m in Seattle for the next week and half. Posts may be somewhat sporadic as I did not have the wherewithal before I left to ask folks for guest entries. I’m pretty well prepared in every other aspect of the trip, though! So I guess I can’t complain much.

I will see what I can do about Flash Fiction for tomorrow, and a review of Kick-Ass 2 should be up Wednesday. After that, it’s PAX Prime. I expect to be busy as hell, dead on my feet, pulled in seventeen different directions, and loving every single second of it.

As an aside? I really, really like it out here.

Writer Report: Home Stretch

I’ll keep this short today, but everything is going pretty swimmingly here.

I’m down to the last two scenes of Cold Streets now. I should be able to knock one out this coming week, and the last the week after.

This is good because next week is Otakon. And then a week and a half after that I will be preparing for a long trip to Seattle in the run-up to PAX Prime.

This month is absolutely insane for me. I kind of love it.

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