August 2022 Goals
So… It’s the 8th of August, and I just remembered that I never wrote my goals post at the beginning of the month. (Usually, it takes me a week to re...
Category: Writing Life
July 2022 Goals
You know it’s going to be a great month when you’re already six days into it before you remember to write any goals. But hey, sometimes that’s...
New Speculative Turtle Press Interns
These three are about five weeks old, they have a mild upper respiratory illness (super common in kittens), and they aren’t very social yet (though one is...
A Quick Gantt Chart
I was looking into Gantt charts, just to see how difficult it would be to set one up. But also, I’m cheap, so I was looking for one I didn’t have to...
June 2022 Goals
I was recently joking with some author friends about setting up Gantt charts to figure out our publishing schedules. (As a programmer, I hated Gantt charts, but...
May 2022 Goals
It’s May Day, so sing the Internationale and leave flowers on your neighbors’ doorsteps! But it’s also time to evaluate progress on last month...
Reading/Listening/Watching
Writing doesn’t happen in a vacuum. When I first started writing, I worried about whether I would unconsciously copy the things I read, but it turns out t...
Penelope Standing’s Holidays of Choice
Penelope Standing isn’t very good at following the rules, so why should she follow a standard calendar? Here are some of her favorite holidays! March 15: ...
April 2022 Goals
Before I make up a whole new list of things to forget about this month, how did I do with last month’s list? Release The Chaos Nexus! (The cover is ready,...
Brutus the Mastiff’s Top 10 Treats
In The Penelope Standing Mysteries, Penelope and Jake acquire a mastiff through no fault of their own. Brutus is a lovely dog with a great personality, but he e...