WIP Report for May 2013
Will Ramirez: Author: Will Ramirez WIP: Sky Calling Target Word count: 100,000 Current Word count: 21,000 Goal date to finish: August 30, 2013 Draft/ editing version: 1st Draft Toughest challenge you’ve faced this month: Getting back into the swing of first draft writing after focusing so much on editing lately. Biggest Encouragements: Getting my […]
Humanizing Evil?
I cannot seem to write a purely evil villain. All the villains in my stories have distinct human qualities. There is the corrupt Emperor who drinks away his obsessive paranoia. The only person he truly trusts is a lone childhood friend, who he jealously monopolizes. Or the evil religious leader who is terrified of his […]
WIP Report for April 2013
This month, in addition to the chart and written comments from our authors, Tim Ward helped us create our first ever NAF podcast. We had a partial crew of Tim, Will, Avily, Kristen and Ren all giving intros and talking about how things have been going, including some two very exciting bits of news! Go […]
Homeschooling Twist on Fantasy Gaming
This week I tried something different with the kids and homeschooling. We did a fantasy adventure. It’s something I’ve thought about before but never got around to setting up until lately. I took some loose inspiration from role playing games, but without dice or battles (yet). It played along something like this: The kids knew […]
Abandoning the Bandwagon
My target market is not “Christian Speculative Fiction”. This has been looming in my mind and heart for a long time. I’ve battled it, denied it and avoided it. Although I’m a self-proclaimed “Jumper”, I think secretly in my heart I hoped to find a place here in this niche, at least on the fringes. […]
The Adventure of a Stubborn Dream
Yesterday I enjoyed a nice spell working in my garden. We have totally rebuilt two grow boxes and I had just indulged myself with a visit to the plant nursery. Anyone who remembers my post about “Too Much Thyme” would be proud of my restraint this time. Everything I bought fit in the open box, […]
My Greatest Fear as a Writer
At least as far as my books are concerned, I think the biggest fear that drives me is actually throwing in the towel too early. Potential is great except when you short sell it. The feeling of promise is one thing, the potential of it going somewhere. But when it doesn’t deliver on that promise, […]
Ocilla Art
New and fresh off the pad! I just finished my drawing of Ocilla, the heroine of Diane’s book. I started it a while back, toying with the idea of entering it in that joint venture between her and Keven. However, it took longer than expected (yep, the texturing took a while). I really enjoyed this […]
