This journal contains thoughts, commentary, and updates on progress.
The most recent entry lives at the top; scroll down to find the first post.
The books are tediously revised, then re-revised, and then re-re-revised.
But the material below is produced at the pace of thinking, limited only by
the rate of typing. There will be some un-thought-out passages in here.
Please excuse (or at least forgive) those bits. And thank you for reading.


72. Looking Back in Greatness Okayness March 9, 2024

71. What Makes a Bestiary Good? February 11, 2024

70. In Defense of Bad and Average Writing Days January 20, 2024

69. The Fine Art of Tangentry in Fantasy Literature January 13, 2024

68. My Problem With Fantasy Magic Systems January 3, 2024

67. Every Mother's Child December 25, 2023

66. The Beast That Defied Its Bestiary December 23, 2023

65. A Time to Write and a Time to Stop December 16, 2023

64. The Bones of Writing December 9, 2023

63. Thanksgiving and Other Names November 23, 2023

62. The Eternal War of Art and Advancement November 18, 2023

61. The Importance of Grinding October 31, 2023

60. Writing Advice From the Wesley Willis Entourage October 21, 2023

59. Social Media, Safeway, and Ice Sculptures August 12, 2023

58. Dungeons, Dragons, and Arvics August 5, 2023

57. Writer-Reader Relationship, Part 2: Beef Sticks June 6, 2023

56. Writer-Reader Relationship, Part 1: Expectations May 29, 2023

55. Homeopathic Owls May 22, 2023

54. Committing to Inspiration May 19, 2023

53. "Artificial" "Intelligence" and the March of Progress May 17, 2023

52. The Limb Length of A.I. May 7, 2023

51. The Art of Posing: A.I. and Human Appropriation April 20, 2023

50. On Hope (Amid A.G.I.) April 16, 2023

49. Generative A.I. and the Atrophy of Imagination April 2, 2023

48. Generative A.I. vs. the Human Writer March 28, 2023

47. "Guilty Pleasure" of the Masses March 18, 2023

46. Is Fantasy a Respected Genre? March 17, 2023

45. Public Displays of Writing March 3, 2023

44. Primacy of Ideas March 1, 2023

43. Tropes February 14, 2023

42. Suburban Cult Supplements January 3, 2023

41. Mirror, Mirror January 3, 2023

40. Easy Come, Easy Keep January 3, 2023

39. Target Audience January 2, 2023

38. Forming Connections January 2, 2023

37. What Success Means to Me January 2, 2023

36. Counting My Breaths January 1, 2023

35. Labor and Writing November 24, 2022

34. Video Games and Storytelling July 10, 2022

33. The Gift of Technology in Storytelling July 7, 2022

32. Consequences of Technology in Storytelling July 5, 2022

31. Video Games and the Value of Limitation July 4, 2022

30. The Nicolas Cage Principle June 25, 2022

29. Harry Potholes and Sugar Highs June 23, 2022

28. "Clean" Fantasy June 21, 2022

27. Real People June 18, 2022

26. Titles March 17, 2022

25. In Defense of a Clear Mind February 20, 2022

24. My Favorite Favorites February 14, 2022

23. My Least Favorites January 18, 2022

22. Journey Home January 7, 2022

21. Sugiyama Revisited January 6, 2022

20. Sidequest January 5, 2022

19. Sentimentality Revisited January 4, 2022

18. In Defense of Soft Magic January 3, 2022

17. Sentimentality January 2, 2022

16. Packing for an Adventure January 1, 2022

15. Holiday Wishes December 25, 2021

14. Attention Spans December 24, 2021

13. Attention Deficient Fantasy December 13, 2021

12. Fantasy Entertainment Tier System December 11, 2021

11. Fantastic Nonfiction November 27, 2021

10. Writing Process November 25, 2021

9. Pairing Maps and Plots November 6, 2021

8. Worldbuilding Nomenclature October 23, 2021

7. Denim: The Fabric of Worldbuilding October 8, 2021

6. "Gaea" (Worldbuilding Part 2) September 26, 2021

5. Worldbuilding August 28, 2021

4. The Mundus Works July 29, 2021

3. History and Some Early Drafts June 22, 2021

2. Anticipated Timeline June 1, 2021

1. Welcome to the Journal May 22, 2021

Introduction to the Journal (Video) March 29, 2023

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