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World-building, craft, and the honest business of finishing books, from the author of six science fiction and fantasy series.
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Notes from the writing desk: world-building, craft, the messy reality of finishing books,
and the occasional dispatch from inside the six universes. New posts most weeks.
The Discipline to Make Art Takes Conscious Work Whatever the art, consistency is a matter of discipline. Photo by Rachel Loughman on Unsplash I’ve been
The Dilemma: What Do I Write Next? Thoughts as I’m nearing the end of my current series. Yes, this is my workspace. The idea for
Marketing and Finding the Market to Market To Marketing is always an interesting challenge. Photo by Campaign Creators on Unsplash As we move inevitably toward
The Challenge of Writing by Hand There are times and places where I still write with pen to paper. Photo by nedimshoots on Unsplash (Due
The Timing of My Next Book What I do and don’t control in this process. Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash My goal was to
The Editing Process (And Recording) After the Editor Allow me to share how I go about this. Photo by Simon Abrams on Unsplash One of
Please Buy My Books I don’t like asking, but neither does it hurt. Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash Probably the thing I most dislike
The Parts Other Than Writing I love the writing, but the rest is less fun (yet necessary). Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash In March
Launching Argent Hedgehog Press Coaching and Consulting I want to introduce you to the new Argent Hedgehog Press. When I started writing, long ago now,
Sometimes You Pivot, Sometimes You Start Anew Writing projects sometimes don’t go as planned. Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash Last week I began writing
Inspiration Can Come From Anywhere You never know what will inspire you and your creativity. I see more than a stump and fungi; I see
How Do You Write Across Multiple Genres? I strive to be multifaceted. Photo by Dan Wayman on Unsplash A long time ago, when I was
Beyond fiction, MJ writes extensively about mindfulness, self-encouragement, and conscious reality creation under his full name, Murray "MJ" Blehart, drawing from years of blogging on The Philosophy of the Titanium Don.
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