The Evolution of Urvia

From sky to sky the dragons flew, beyond the reach of human minds. From sky to sea they fell, and sank, and slept. But out of Yttraiar they rose, still sleeping. Under Raruna they dreamed. And in the dreams of dragons, what mighty worlds may grow? What heroes may be born? What legends may thrive? …

Grimby’s Grat – March 2019

Grimby’s Gratitude – Multiple Mutable Me the E-Newsletter of Goldeen Ogawa • Issue 16, March 2019 Originally posted for Patrons on March 1 on Patreon What have I done? Cleanups for “The Last Voyage of the Odyssean” (Odd 3.6) Edits for “Free Man Running” and “Follow the Dark” (Arcana 2.6 and 2.7). Read-through of Lucena in the House …

Grimby’s Grat – January 2019

Grimby’s Gratitude – How I Write the E-Newsletter of Goldeen Ogawa • Issue 14, January 2019 Originally posted for Patrons on January 4 on Patreon What have I done? Written: Driving Arcana 30/4.3: “White Noise” Art: Personal art! Published: Driving Arcana: Rotation Four (eBook) What am I doing? Cleanup on Professor Odd #17: Eyes in the Deep, edits for Driving Arcana: …

The Larger Reality

One of the questions I get asked most frequently (and sometimes rather impertinently) when people learn of my profession is something along the lines of “how on earth do you make a living at that?” They don’t always phrase it exactly this way, but this is essentially what they are asking. How do you earn …

Bury My Heart at AO3

Or: Thoughts on the problem of works left unfinished. Recently my mother bought me a copy of Diana Wynne Jones’s final novel, The Islands of Chaldea. I haven’t read it yet, because every time I pick it up I start crying. Partly out of sadness because she is gone, and there will never be any …

NaNoWriMo Challenge Report – Week 4 and Conclusion

As explained in a previous post, for the month of November 2013 I undertook a modified version of the NaNoWriMo challenge. Instead of writing a 50,000 word novel in a month, I am aimed to write 50,000 words of fiction (excluding blog posts like this one and other non-story writing, such as introductions and blurbs). I  allotted myself 22 days to …

NaNoWriMo Challenge Report – Week 3

As explained in a previous post, for the month of November 2013 I am undertaking a modified version of the NaNoWriMo challenge. Instead of writing a 50,000 word novel in a month, I am simply aiming to write 50,000 words of fiction (excluding blog posts like this one and other non-story writing, such as introductions and blurbs). I have allotted myself …

NaNoWriMo Challenge Report – Week 2

As explained in a previous post, for the month of November 2013 I am undertaking a modified version of the NaNoWriMo challenge. Instead of writing a 50,000 word novel in a month, I am simply aiming to write 50,000 words of fiction (excluding blog posts like this one and other non-story writing, such as introductions and blurbs). I have allotted myself …