Hi. The world turns, the stars burn, and I’m nearing the end of a two-year endeavor and the beginning of something much scarier – releasing my fledgling brainspawn into the ether. I’ve set an actual title, set a date to finish the gammascript for my editors, and set an actual, real, for serious publishing date. … Continue reading
Author Archives: Aine Crabtree
voices not your own
I suffer from character ADD. And when I say I suffer, I mean that it’s awesome, and don’t ever try to change me. I’ve been putting together a tentative event list for the entire series – y’know, getting ideas on paper, making sure I have enough material for 5 books (I totally do). It’s got … Continue reading
November November
Welp. I’ve gotten a lot done this month. I really, really have. I don’t think I’ll quite make it to 50,000 by the 30th this year for NaNoWriMo, but I’ll be close. The important thing is going to be keeping the momentum going – because I want to have the “gamma” draft ready to give … Continue reading
I’m not writing this for you.
I have bad news. I’m not writing this book for you. I don’t know you. I have no idea what you’re looking for in your fiction. How could I ever predict it? How could I possibly reconcile your list of “musts” and “musnt’s” with those of every other potential reader? I can’t. I couldn’t. It … Continue reading
order and Kaos
After a bit of a slump, I’ve been back into writing the last couple of days. Jubilation. I am not the most disciplined of writers. This is an understatement. There’s a constant war in my head between what I ought to be doing and what I feel like doing, and the latter wins most battles. … Continue reading