Author Archives: E. R. Paskey

Life Rolls

A couple of months ago, Kristine Kathryn Rusch wrote an article for her The Business Rusch blog series that talked about dealing with unexpected, potentially life-altering events. She and her husband, Dean Wesley Smith, call them ‘life rolls’. (The term … Continue reading

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“Never Let Yourself Be Driven Crazy When…”

Quote of the day: Never let yourself be driven crazy when you know it’s within walking distance. ~ Anonymous

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“You Get Ideas From Daydreaming…”

Quote of the day: You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people is we notice when we’re doing it. ~Neil Gaiman Love this! … Continue reading

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Ah, Progress

I had several ideas for blog posts last month, but April ran out before I got to them. It was a good month though–I’m nearly halfway through the second draft of Portal Woes and two weeks ago I broke the … Continue reading

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Balance

(Or, working on two book projects simultaneously without going crazy…er, crazier.) I started 2012 with the intention of editing Portal Woes and finishing drafting The Other Side of the Horizon at the same time. Since I don’t typically have enough … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo 2011 After-Action Report, Part 3: Story Evolution

I don’t know about anyone else, but I blinked and January disappeared. O.O I’d intended to get this last part of my NaNo blog series up weeks ago and, well, obviously it didn’t happen. Anyway, welcome. 🙂 I’m covering story evolution … Continue reading

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