by Katherine Villyard | Jan 7, 2007 | short fiction, writing mysticism
I’m not sure what’s up with the story, but it’s at 3049 words and just doesn’t want to move at all. Maybe this is the equivalent of the NaNoWriMo week two, and I should try to plow forward. Maybe I should set an arbitrary wordcount and do it...
by Katherine Villyard | Jan 6, 2007 | short fiction, writing mysticism
Last night, I added 200 words to a story I hadn’t touched in over a year. I really like the story, so I hope this means I’m going to finish it now. Of course, I’m also wibbling that I think you can tell where the join is, blah blah, but I should just...
by Katherine Villyard | Dec 31, 2006 | life, the universe, and everything, nanowrimo, novels, scripts, short fiction
Yes, it’s the obligatory New Year’s resolutions post! I’m sure you can hardly wash. Yay! Write more. I did poorly with the short story deadlines, but maybe they were too short. One short story a month, excepting March, June, and November, which...
by Katherine Villyard | Dec 30, 2006 | novels, scripts, selling fiction, short fiction, writing stats
Short stories completed: 1 Scripts completed: 1 Novel first drafts completed: 1 Short stories that somehow morphed into novels-in-progess: 2 Short stories that were pulled from circulation and completely rewritten: 1 Short story submissions: 32 Short story rejections:...
by Katherine Villyard | Dec 14, 2006 | short fiction
Apparently you can vote for your favorite stories and poems over on The Fifth Di…. I wouldn’t be sad if your favorite was me Me mE MEmemEMeMEME meeeeeeeeeeeeee! Just don’t stuff the ballot box or...
by Katherine Villyard | Nov 30, 2006 | short fiction
My story, “Corporate Oversight,” is now available at The Fifth Di…. Woohoo!
by Katherine Villyard | Nov 27, 2006 | nanowrimo, novels
I think it needs to expand out, like an accordian. Later. I reread part of the beginning. It’s better than I remembered. It’s… funny. I’m still a couple of rewrites from the decision of whether I want to ‘fess up to it in public,...
by Katherine Villyard | Oct 18, 2006 | short fiction
The story I’m working on now? It feels so much like science fiction to write, but I’m pretty sure it reads as fantasy. It’s an alternate history story where something supernatural happens, and I can’t get over how much it feels like science...
by Katherine Villyard | Oct 17, 2006 | short fiction
I wrote 818 words of the story that needed research tonight, and in my opinion, it’s fantasy. My brain suddenly gave me a main character and started spitting out words. There’s even a plot, which surprised me because I wasn’t sure what it was until I...
by Katherine Villyard | Sep 21, 2006 | short fiction, writing mysticism
Inspiration just struck for an alternate history story which will require research. Two items in my random idea file collided. Mmm, research! Good idea file. Extra biscuit! I’m really excited by this idea, but, once again, it’s a situation without a plot....