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Heretic - The Death of the Syndhat Dar: Read my latest story in this year's Toronto Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers anthology.

Legacy - Sword of Songs: Read my first published story in the 2022 Toronto Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers anthology.
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Shifting Tides

To my great relief, February is over. I know March still isn’t great for a lot of people, but for myself I can feel things changing. My sleep is still not great, I’m not going out with friends as much as I […]

ErinMarch 5, 2023
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Setbacks

  The last two weeks have been a good demonstration of why I don’t set firm resolutions, as I discussed in my last post. Three days after I posted that, I tested positive for Covid. I’m fine, don’t worry, but my productivity […]

ErinJanuary 22, 2023
Inspiration Introspection patience Practice Publishing

Resolution: On setting goals for myself

I’m not a person who sets New Year’s resolutions. I used to, and they invariably failed. A single failure or setback on the road to some lofty goal, and I immediately fall into despair that I’m not good enough. The goal then […]

ErinJanuary 8, 2023
Inspiration Introspection Milestones

The Constant Uphill

Earlier this week I hit another milestone – I sent four people digital copies of my novel. On Monday, I will have printed copies for the three people who preferred a physical copy to mark up. A bit later than the November […]

ErinDecember 4, 2022
Community Inspiration Introspection patience

Letting Go

At the end of October, I told you all that I was done dithering, and committed to getting my novel in front of my selected alpha readers by the end of November. It’s now November 27, and it’s time I got moving. […]

ErinNovember 27, 2022
Introspection Practice Publishing

Dithering, And Other Things I Don’t Like

A little less than a year ago, I finished writing my first novel. I then spent several months editing it, including completely re-writing the ending. I was, and am, very proud of this book, but what it really needs right now is […]

ErinOctober 30, 2022

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