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Always a Writer, and Learning From Others

January 24, 2026
Questions
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Two questions about writing: how I came to it, and who shaped my understanding of the craft.

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Influence, Not Identity

January 17, 2026
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Identity and intersectionality are important, thoughtful concepts. But they aren’t the most honest way for me to begin explaining how I was formed — as a person and as a writer.

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Using AI: Is it Caving? Hypocrisy? Or Just a Tool?

January 10, 2026
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My new writing tool? AI. But I’m not using it to do the writing for me — that part is still all mine.

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Review: Nexus Nine

January 3, 2026
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Filed-off fan fiction tends not to be very good; but Mary E. Lowd’s Nexus Nine: a Tri-Galactic Trek Novel is a delightful exception.

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Writing Review: December 2025

January 1, 2026
Monthly Updates
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For a while, I was despairing about being able to pick my writing pace back up. But then, all of a sudden, it happened — dramatically. With reason to think it will continue.

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Being a Writer, Pt. 1

December 27, 2025
Questions

How much money do I make as a writer? How do you train to be a writer? What advice would I give a beginning writer?

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Fan Fiction: Future Plans

December 20, 2025
Questions

Here are some answers to questions about my future fan fiction plans.

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Writing Review: November 2025

November 30, 2025
Monthly Updates

November 2025 very much did not go as I’d expected, and my writing output shows it, clocking in with a word count of less than a thousand.

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The Iron Rose and Other Stories

November 18, 2025
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NOW PUBLISHED! I have two stories in The Iron Rose: Tales from Lacerta Station!

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Writing Review: October 2025

November 1, 2025
Monthly Updates

There was a noticeable dip in productivity this October. But I’m giving myself grace about it and hoping to pick back up in November.

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— Stephen King
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