by Ashleen OGaea | Feb 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
No, no, not trying to get you to change anything. I want to talk about language in fantasy and sci-fi (and other other-worldly, other-timely) settings, We take it for granted, we writers, that most people have the same feelings. Not about the same things, of course,... by Ashleen OGaea | Jan 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
I finished another novel, in draft, during November. It turned out to be my twelfth year of participation in National Novel Writing Month; I think I’d thought it was ten years. I hope my writing’s getting better, generally, but this year, I’m... by Ashleen OGaea | Nov 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
As I jot my musings down, I am 1317 words away from hitting National Novel Writing Month’s 50,000 word mark, and taking a little break to consider what those words will be. My characters have been surprising me, creating little corners for me to write myself out... by Ashleen OGaea | Sep 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
So, the consequences of my own action – well, inaction, really – have come back to bite my posterior anatomy pretty hard: I failed to back up my work adequately, so when the hard drive died a malfunctioning death, I lost everything. I mean seriously,... by Ashleen OGaea | Jul 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s funny the way I watch TV. If it’s a show, say a mystery, I never try to figure it out. I probably could, but I’d rather see it unfold before me, and amaze me. I want to be entertained, and thinking critically about it gets in the way. Of course,...