Author: Michell

I try not to get distracted with my projects, but it has been known to happen.  Case in point, this past weekend I had full intentions of getting up early, brewing a cup of tea and getting a couple hours of writing done.  What actually happened is I got a couple hours of Guitar Hero done. Now don’t get me wrong, there’s value in being able to jam with my Wii… at least, so I keep telling myself. Regardless of the value of Guitar Hero, I still feel like I cheated myself.  I should/could have written 5,000+ new words towards the completion of my book.  I could sit her and beat myself up, I suppose, but instead, I’m going to […]

I was listening to Tee Morris’ ‘Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy’ (teemorris.com) yesterday and he said something that struck a chord with me.  He talked about the difference between writing fact vs. fiction and how you need to get your mind wrapped around the difference. The more I thought about what he said, the more sense it made to me.  I do a fair amount of technical writing in my day job and I’ve found that, in order to focus, I can’t be thinking about my fiction writing.  I’ve got to keep my mind on the writing at hand or it simply doesn’t happen.  It usually takes me 30 minutes or so to get into the mode; time enough to grab […]

I’m getting pretty tired of hearing/reading about favorite authors of mine passing away.  Robert Jordan, Sir Arthur C. Clark, and others.  It makes me sad to think of those fertile minds stilled forever (on this mortal coil at least).  Now I hear that Robert Asprin has died. I’ve been enjoying Mr. Asprin’s Myth Inc. and Phule books for decades (I’ve never gotten into Thieves’ World, at least not yet) and I was looking forward to many more years of enjoyment.  Now I have to be content with what is already released or soon to be released. For those of you who know me, you know that I like writing that has a certain irreverance (hence the name of this blog).  […]