About Me
Hello, my name is Steph. I’ve been writing and publishing since 1988 and I’ve been in the games industry since 1996. I wrote a little bit more on the About Me page. This is my sometimes-updated website. Enjoy.
2006
re: my brains
Still crunchy, and now also insomnia-ridden. Glee! And after Wednesday afternoon, I’m in California…so, sorry book, you get shuffled around to the back for a bit. The Benadryl I took so I can sleep is kicking in. G’night. all we want to do is eat your brains we’re not unreasonable I mean no one’s gonna… Continue reading
pink, plink
I’m in the midst of a crunch at work, so work on the book suffers. I did boost my memory on my home machine, though, and I am thrilled to say that Word docs now load in 5 seconds instead of (no joke) 60. Still liking WriteItNow. Beeeeed. All clothed in a snowy shroud She… Continue reading
creak, crackle
Another chapter done. Notes written. Lots more characters created. I am character-happy. The count, for those who care, is at 6500 words. Closing in on that vital 1/10th of the way! Anyway, time for bed. Ni-night. Continue reading
everlastin’ outcrop in the sky
A few paragraphs tonight. More drama needed. I’ve been watching ER reruns fairly religiously the last few months, and I admire there amazing ability to turn the beat around with some well-timed drama. I can only imagine the script writers sitting around with a scene and some senior writer saying, “Now, have her do THE… Continue reading
hey, miss murder
1400 more words. No one is being particularly nice to this eight year old. Poor Myr. We get to find out why in a few chapters, but for now she’s just getting hammered from all sides. My tub is still full of dust and detritus, so I have to go to the gym tomorrow, so… Continue reading
with a cat in one lap…
1500 more words, plus some background about cities and cemetery cities. Some awfully violent stuff in there. I’m concerned that the story thus far sounds a little too much like [OTHER NOVEL I READ LAST YEAR]. I’ll need to go back and check that book to see if they’re too close kin or if I’m… Continue reading
officially sick of the sofa
Wrote some. 1300 words. That’s nearly half a chapter! If I’d started earlier, it would be a whole chapter. I need a deadline. End of February for a first draft. That’s ten chapters a month…2.5 chapters a week, plotting as I go. Sure. Let’s go with that. Also, I can’t get through The Scar for… Continue reading
mire
My house is clean. This is a sign. I haven’t been writing. Not giving myself goals and deadlines doesn’t help my writing self. Damn. I had so hoped I could be one of those fancy shoot-from-the-hip types, but…. So, anyway, I have questions to ask myself. Like, do I want to write a novel for… Continue reading
even when we drive
Even when we drive, we’re not safe from ideas. Especially then. Somewhere along I-55 I jotted down notes with a pen and a receipt flat against my steering wheel. Notes that will help with the revision I need on Firebird, and since Poison‘s outline is grinding its wheels in the mud, it might be good… Continue reading
synopsis
When your outline runs dry, nothing wrong with writing a synopsis. It’s amazing the “facts” that seep out when I’m writing this stuff. Poked at “The Changing Season”. Apparently, Kitsu’s stuff will all have “change” in the title somewhere. Continue reading