Bringing Stella Home 2.0 is finished!

Just in time for the new year, too!  I finished it at approximately 11:25 pm on New Year’s eve 2010.  Here’s the breakdown: ms pages: 491 words: 136,095 file size: 1,869 KB chapters: 30 start date: 14 July 2009 end date: 31 December 2009 And the wordle image: I’m glad to have it finished. It’s… Continue reading Bringing Stella Home 2.0 is finished!

Christmas break 2009

Christmas was great this year!  I spent it in Texas, with my extended family–the family on my dad’s side, who I almost never see.  The break has been a lot of fun so far!  No school or work obligations, lots of time to lay back and relax, plenty of games to play and books to… Continue reading Christmas break 2009

Genesis Earth 4.0 is complete!

And it’s about time. I started this back in September, thinking I could easily get it done before World Fantasy 2009. More than a month after the convention, and five days after the last self-imposed deadline, it’s done! Alright, here are the stats: ms pages: 270 words: 73,009 file size: 492 KB chapters: 16, prologue… Continue reading Genesis Earth 4.0 is complete!

Genesis Earth 3.0 is finished!

That’s right!  Here are the stats: ms pages: 269 words: 74,687 file size: 525 KB chapters: 16, prologue & epilogue start date: 8 July 2009 end date: 25 July 2009 Wow, I finished this rewrite in seventeen days. Seventeen days! Hard to believe it’s only been that long. I hope the quality of this work… Continue reading Genesis Earth 3.0 is finished!

Bringing Stella Home 1.1 is finished

A few minutes ago, I finished the rough draft of Bringing Stella Home. This is my third completed novel. Huzzah! It needs a ton of work, too…there’s no way I’m going to let this thing see the light of day, not until I finish the second draft. In fact, I should probably set down tomorrow… Continue reading Bringing Stella Home 1.1 is finished

The second wind of inspiration

The more I write, the more I’ve come to realize that in order to finish a novel, you have to rediscover something powerful about the story that motivates you to tell it.  The thing that motivates you to start the story is rarely the thing that drives you to finish it. Around the second half… Continue reading The second wind of inspiration