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2015-12-30 Sand and Ash 22, Flight of the Scions 4, Hard Lessons, and Garèo - In the fourth chapter of Flight of the Scions, we introduce one of my favorite, screwed-up characters.
2015-12-23 Sand and Ash 21, Flight of the Scions 3, Rejection - This week we have two very different stories going on, both of my characters are setting out on their paths.
2015-12-16 Sand and Ash 20, Flight of the Scions 2, Obsession, and Hope - This week is Sand and Ash 20 and the second chapter of Flight of the Scions both talk about obsession and hope.
2015-12-11 Well, that was anti-climatic - After working on a project for a long time, sometimes it is anti-climatic when it finally gets used.
2015-12-09 Sand and Ash 19, Flight of the Scions 1 - This week is Sand and Ash 19 and the first chapter of Flight of the Scions, including some reasons of where Flight came from and where I'm going with all of this.
2015-12-06 Finishing up this round of MfGames Culture - Retrospective on a month of working on MfGames Culture.
2015-12-02 Sand and Ash 18, Flight of the Scions, and Second-Hand Dresses - Chapter eighteen is a short one, but there were some interesting things happening outside of the novel worth talking about including starting to release Flight of the Scions as a Patreon-only reward.
2015-11-25 Sand and Ash 17, Autism, and Making Mistakes - The seventeenth chapter is the point where Rutejìmo realizes the biggest mistake he had made: failing to understand how much Mapábyo loves him.
2015-11-18 Sand and Ash 16, Banyosiōu - Banyosiōu, someone who lost their clan. I never planned on having a word for this when I started this novel, but it became a gateway into something far deeper than I could ever imagine.
2015-11-15 MfGames Culture work, Reviews, and other plans - Among many other things, I've been working on a Javascript version of MfGames Culture and got something to show off.
2015-11-11 Sand and Ash 15, Phrases of Affection - I rarely think about what I'm writing. Call it intuitive or just being a pantser. I wasn't thinking when I wrote this chapter, but it ended up being the first time I've used a phrase that would be the hallmark of the rest of the series.
2015-11-04 Sand and Ash 14, Drinking - Abandoned by everyone he knew, Rutejìmo retreated to a bar to lick his wounds and drown himself in a mug of alcohol. But sooner or later, the money would run out and then where would he be?
2015-10-28 Sand and Ash 13, Mikáryo - Chapter thirteen could best be described as ‘tough love,’ both in what the main character went through but also why.
2015-10-21 Sand and Ash 12, Punishments, Closure - Chapter twelve will be an uncomfortable one for some readers, but one that I think is critical for the story and plot. It is violent and sad, but one that sets Rutejìmo on a path that he needs to travel.
2015-10-18 Followup for ICON 40 - A followup for the last four days of glorious fun at ICON.
2015-10-14 Sand and Ash 11, Sterility - In the desert, warriors dedicate their entire lives to protecting their clan. With their powers comes many disadvantages, including sterility.
2015-10-04 Sand and Ash 10 and Tsubàyo - The tenth chapter of Sand and Ash surprised me when I wrote it, mainly because one character was entirely unexpected.
2015-09-30 Sand and Ash 09 and a hint of what is coming - The ninth chapter of Sand and Ash is all about making decisions, some good and some poor.
2015-09-23 Sand and Ash 08 and working too hard - The eighth chapter of Sand and Ash introduces the first new clan for the book. And one of the many warriors in Rutejìmo's life.
2015-09-16 Sand and Ash 07 and falling in love badly - The seventh chapter of Sand and Ash is when most of the readers realized that Rutejìmo is an idiot or at least blind. And that's a good thing.
2015-09-09 Sand and Ash 06, Faríhyo, and Kiríshi - The sixth chapter of Sand and Ash gives a chance to give some of the women in Rutejìmo's life a bit more screen time.
2015-09-02 Sand and Ash 05 and Being Subtle - The fifth chapter of Sand and Ash introduces some ideas behind the desert culture. They don't tell someone they are doing something wrong, they guide them to the conclusion that needs to be made.
2015-08-26 Sand and Ash 04 and Being Different - The fourth chapter of Sand and Ash is now available. Also some discussions of being an outsider.
2015-08-21 Tarsan Famlies, Building Cultures, and Naming - While writing a highly ritualized culture that is centered around families, how to name and address them can be one of the most complicated steps.
2015-08-19 Sand and Ash 03, Pacifism, and the Chosen One - The third chapter of Sand and Ash is now available. Also some discussions of warrior's sterility, Rutejìmo's pacifism, and Chimípu being the Chosen One.
2015-08-11 Sand and Ash 2
2015-08-09 Sand and Ash, Creative Commons, and Patreon - Years ago, I almost made my first novel Creative Commons licensed but I didn't have the courage. This time, I'm going to do it.
2015-07-29 Author Intrusion 0.1.0 - Added some functionality to Author Intrusion and bumped up the version to 0.1.0.
2015-07-20 Mechanical Writing - Author Intrusion, though I think it will help my writing, has a risk of getting caught in the objective and mechanical aspects of writing.
2015-07-12 Author Intrusion for Node.js - Once again, I'm trying to make a version of Author Intrusion that works for me. After a weekend of developing, I have a pretty solid base using a language I just learned: TypeScript and Node.js.
2015-06-22 Changes - Life is about changes, both the little changes that happen from day to day and the big ones. In this case, it is the little changes of how I connect with readers online.
2015-06-01 Family Trip and WisCon 39 - A few weeks ago, I went on my big trip for the year which included four days at the family cabin and four days at WisCon, one of my two conventions of the year.
2015-05-09 Setting up a writing project on GitLab - One advantage of writing novels in Markdown is that I can use Git to manage to projects. However, having only a local Git on my laptop is risky, so having a remote Git repository helps preventing losing data. Here is how to get a project up on GitLab.
2015-05-06 WisCon and Bloodbond - I've gotten the final schedule for WisCon and I have two events. In addition, I got myself on the cover of another magazine, Bloodbond.
2015-04-12 Writing News - It's been a few weeks since I've written about writing. Since then, I've managed to finish the third draft for Sand and Bone, drafted Raging Alone, and had a friend create an album with my lyrics.
2015-04-01 Emacs and Multiple Dictionaries - After a few years of struggling with dictionaries while writing, I think I wrote a program that will let me use project, world, and byline dictionaries in writing without shuffling large number of words from file to file.
2015-03-25 Sand and Blood v1.2.0 - While creating the fictionary for Sand and Blood, we found a typo in the book. I decided to use that opportunity to switch distributors, add italics, and fix that one little bug.
2015-03-15 Creating a Fictionary - Over the last week, I've been creating a fictionary for Sand and Blood. Here are my experiences of the process.
2015-03-04 MfGames.Culture API - Country Codes - The third part of MfGames Culture is the implementation of ISO country codes.
2015-02-25 What Is Going On Now? - It's been a few weeks since I last posted. When I work on projects, I have a tendency to go silent because I could either post or I could work on it. But, here is what is going on.
2015-02-19 Trysts of Fate - February 2015 - Today, I got my contributor's copy for Trysts of Fate where I have a short story inside.
2015-02-17 MfGames.Culture API - Language Codes - The first part of MfGames Culture is the implementation of ISO language codes.
2015-02-13 MfGames.Culture API - Introduction - An introduction to the alpha design API of MfGames.Culture CIL, a C# library for handling arbitrary cultures.
2015-02-06 Outposts of Beyond - This Thursday, I got a contributor's copy of Outposts of Beyond. It never gets old to see my name on the cover of anything.
2015-01-26 Meandering This Week - I spent the last few weeks getting things off my to do list so I could focus on Author Intrusion, but it looks like I need another week or so before that happens.
2015-01-19 Forgotten Story - Best of Enemies - Back in 2011, I wrote a humorous fantasy story called Best of Enemies. It had a six month exclusive contract, but I had forgotten it until a few days ago. Since it won't be published anywhere else, here it is.
2015-01-06 2014 Writing Income - I haven't really considered writing as anything more than a hobby until 2012, but I've been tracking my income and expenses since 2002. Here is a breakdown of my writing income.
2015-01-05 Rolling up the Weekend - It was a productive week, mainly knocking things off my to do list, working on Journals, and being slightly stressed out.
2015-01-01 Tarsan Standard Calendar - Partially in response to a Reddit challenge and also for detail work for Journals of Fedran, I needed to come up with the Tarsan Standard Calendar. This is how the calendar came to be.

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