Lessons In Publishing a Novella
It’s been a little over a month since the release of The Light Keeper; the short story that became a novella that sort of swept me up and demanded to be published. I started writing in July, and expected it to be about six thousand words. By the end it was about three times as long, was being edited by a team of three and was being released on Amazon Kindle. Somehow, this story rooted itself into my heart and grew as an entity of its own.
Building Veridys
Since I was a kid I’ve been a huge fan of tabletop role playing games. One of my favorite parts of the game was world building and telling stories, so I’ve been what’s called a “Perma GM” (permanent Game Master) for probably about fifteen years.
Back in 2017, I created a fantasy world that became the setting for over five years of RPG adventures. My players sailed the high seas, dug deep in mines and in late 2019 they released an apocalyptic plague. The intention was to then begin a secondary campaign where a new slate of characters would contend with the plague that the original party had released onto Andromara.
Aaaaand then March of 2020 happened.
Book Release & the Emotional Turmoil of Being Seen.
Some thoughts about my upcoming novella release and the truly terrifying realization that when you write a book someone will inevitably read it.
Hello and Goodbye to Summer
Summer is not my season. It’s humid and hot. I hate shaving my legs. My toes do not look cute no matter how many pedicures I get. I am one of those people who instead of getting normal mosquito bites I get those awful blisters that scar even if you don’t itch them. Summertime is just not for me. In contrast, my wonderful partner is essentially a lizard. He is perfectly content to lay out in the hot sun for hours and slowly roast in a meditative trance. It’s honestly amazing to watch. I have tried to be that person. I want to be that person.
I am not that person.