What’s iii? iii is the interdimensional investigations initiative. The first book is titled ‘invasion.’ This is an idea I had maybe 8 years ago, and started to develop into a bizarre post-apocolyptic RPG setting. Initially unsure of how things worked, the only thing I knew was that I wanted everything, absolutely everything. Giant scorpions made […]
The Goods: Breadcrumbs
Greetings blog-readers, I’ve just finished a three-week stint in my home country of ‘Murrica, where I did nothing but 1- Care for my kid, 2- Spend a lot of money on food I definitely shouldn’t have eaten, 3- Hang out with homeboys and homegirls (we’re all terrible at long distance relationships, so it’s literally Christmas […]
The Goods: The Bads
As an author, the most fragile, stupidly fragile thing you have is your confidence. That might sound ridiculous, but us independents don’t have much of a cheering section. I read an article about a trad-published woman who made approximately 3000 dollars per year for her books. Per year. Can you live off 3000 per year? […]
The Goods: Silver Linings
Personally, I like a good thunderstorm. I love the sound of rain, I like the flash of lightning and the rumble of thunder. The bright, deep colors come out after a good rain. And in the last three years, I have much more reason to love clouds than just rainy days. I have cloud computing […]
The Goods: Total Recall
Memory is fascinating. Mine, for instance, focuses mainly on the most hideous and embarrassing things I’ve ever done and replays them at completely inappropriate times. I enjoy a good involuntary flinch and outburst sometimes. (I try not to call myself an idiot… sometimes I fail) How could I have been so stupid? Why did I […]
interdimensional investigations initiative – invasion (and ifrit)
I’ve just finished a second draft of a book I hope to have out soon: iii – invasion. In it, Ryan tries desperately to save his hand, his life, and his best friend from a dimensional portal, a dimensional portal that doesn’t take you to another place. It creates whatever’s in your mind. Batman? Consider […]
The Goods: Accounting for Time and Words Written
May 22nd marks the tenth anniversary of my arrival in this country. A decade of birthdays, a decade of teaching, a decade of fumbling around with the language, and making temporary friends who inevitably leave for bigger and better things, and eating kimchi, and being 13-14 time zones away from where I grew up (there’s […]
The Goods: Let’s Happily STFU
It’s 2004, a gorgeous spring Saturday, and I’m off work at about 2 or 3pm. One of the bonuses of working at this restaurant is a free meal. A nice, juicy burger cooked up by me, for me, just the way I like it and topped with the lettuce and onion how I like it, […]
The Goods: Unmitigated Awesometacularity
History Lesson: Back in 2006-2007, I had begun making enough money to support myself and actually spend some however I wanted (nyah!), I no longer lived with my parents in a closet… …literally a closet. Not messing around here. I wasn’t working two part time jobs and earning close to fifteen thousand dollars a year […]
The Goods: Why I Undercharge for Creative Work
I’m working for a perfectly wonderful author-to-be right now, whose name I’ll withhold until such time as she gives me the okay to let the world know. She is a smart, funny, committed, experienced mental health professional who is now writing me into her acknowledgements, which is slightly awkward. I mean, I have to read […]
The Goods: A Girl Named September
Today I’d like to give you a gift. No, unfortunately it’s not the key to a beachside condo or an all-expenses paid ticket to paradise. I might give me one of those if I had the money for it, but most likely I’d save it for my son’s college costs. I’m not even going to […]
The Goods: this is music to my ears
I get a lot of side work done. I’m actually writing this blog post on a bus, taking my son to a Saturday morning science class. So, here’s a short list of my various hobbies that get me through life on a work-high: book cover design, woot, editing (from something called a Manuscript Appraisal to […]