Thug Life 4 reals, yo! Just kidding, I’m the least thuggy person ever. Today, I’m talking about how much I love back-up characters. In our gaming group, you always want to have a back-up character ready so that you don’t have to sit-around forever waiting in…
Reading is an important thing for everyone, but for a writer, it is critical. Crucial. FUNdamental. I have not been a great reader in the past year or so. Aside from a few forays into old favorites and one timid foot in the tepid pool of a favorite writer’s…
You all know that I love to write. You probably also know that I LOVE my Happy Potato (aka Timothy) and that he too, is fond of writing. In fact, his “Shifting Ages” remains one of my nostalgic favorite fantasy stories of ALL TIME. Back in…
What do you do when the plot dies? When you’ve got a whole world filled with colorful characters, fascinating customs, 3000 years of history (at least), and intrigue galore… yet somehow, as you’re sitting down to put the “plot” of the book together, nothing quite manifests. …
It is no surprise to those (HAHAHAHAHA…haha….ha….*sigh*) reading this blog, that I consider myself a talented writer. I do. Stop your giggling, I truly do think that I’m quite good. That said… pretty much everything I “publish” here at JeezJosie.com is a first draft. Rough as fuck. Fresh out…
Tonight I closed the cover on a book that I love. I had not read it, or its sister, in half a decade. Why? Because the trilogy remains unfinished and it breaks my heart, to love it so and to never know how it ends. There are so many…
Today’s snippet, titled “The Orb”, is a piece I wrote about my PC in Mark’s Pathfinder Campaign. Be forewarned, there are mature themes and naughty language below. – – – – – – – – – – – Pregnant again, she growled to herself, pressing a…
I tend to censor myself, a lot, on this blog. I don’t know why – it certainly isn’t as if anyone reads it. At this point, I believe this personal little journal is as private as my old Snoopy diary with the twisty-lock ever was. Which, to be honest,…
Today’s snippet, titled “Terrible, No Good, Very Bad, Horrible Idea”, is a piece I wrote about my PC in Mark’s evil Pathfinder Campaign. Be forewarned, there are mature themes and naughty language below. – – – – – – – – – – – “Trust, huh?”…
Whatever is a writer to do when she hasn’t had time to read other books? Make time. Reading is an integral part of writing, don’t you think? I mean, seeing how others approach problems and plots makes me think harder about how I approach them in…