Began proofing the latest draft of The Dream of Apeiron today, after having walked away from the project for a few years. Running a second game in the world that I created inspired me to return to the book once more. Kericen and its denizens will always hold a special place in my heart, and I hope to complete drafting on the first three novels soon, so that I can share that joy.

Started work today on a story that I will be co-writing with my good friend Fred Shirley. The original concept was his, I'm just lending a hand with the bad guys. I have a working draft of the first two scenes, and I know what I want to happen, but as always, it's the getting from here to there that is the tough bit.
As an aside, I have often found that even if I have only the vaguest of ideas, if I just start working, the ideas will come. The stories want to be written, I just have to be willing.

Or perhaps I'm mad as a hatter.

So, here we are once more. This blog laid dormant for two years, but now seemed a good time to shake off the dust and begin again. This blog wants to be about writing, and all the various aches and pains that usually accompany it, but gerrymandering will occur. Which is fine. Many a great work sneaked in while its creator was busy trying to do something else, and who knows what interesting topics we might run into?

One question that I sometimes ponder is whether (or to what degree) writing is an organic process, or perhaps naturally occurring in one individual more so than another? Are writers born? I think so. I often say that I create because I can't NOT create. Writing for me is like a tempest of the mind, that gives no respite until relief is found in the creative process. The process must be similar for others, I would imagine.

One brief plug: storywrite.com  is a great place to read works from amateur authors. My handle on that site is JoefromBelow.

More to come later as new ideas take shape.
Ta!