Stephanie Shaver

Sometimes Writer Always Extremely Online


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.

2008

  • end, chapter one

    I think. I’m worried it’s not hooky enough. Eh. I know better than to worry too much about that at this stage. I took a couple right turns between one day to the next, which means I actually wrote half again what I needed. I used to keep these bits of unused writing, but after… Continue reading

  • palm wine and dust

    And more writing. Hey, maybe this laptop wasn’t a vanity purchase after all. Cannot for the life of me figure out how to network my computers. Suspect that XP and Vista do not want to cooperate. I wouldn’t care so much, except my frickin’ music is all over on Gertrude (the PC in the basement),… Continue reading

  • white-fleshed peaches

    I really love nectarines, and this is the best time of year for them. Yum. I wrote today, and I wrote yesterday, in one of the three projects. On non-writerly-related writing, I also am working on a new campaign setting for my D&D campaign. I’ve never thought about publishing any of my campaigns…but I kind… Continue reading

  • the out-castle

    Anyway, more writing. Night! Continue reading

  • the village idiot

    I caved into my inner geek and bought a laptop. The economic stimulus and story sale for the Valdemar anthology both helped in this decision. I’ve been writing, I just haven’t been blogging. All is well. Sleep now. Continue reading

  • stoopid.

    I wanted to post a word count, but I can’t because Google Docs is down. Which just reminds me of why it is semi-dumb to do any writing using Google Docs. I went back to an old idea I liked, dumped parts of it I didn’t, and added a fresh chapter. Word count tomorrow. Edit:… Continue reading

  • what we live for

    I’m pondering that consolidation thing again. Continue reading

  • outlining

    Started outlining late last night. Surprised at what I got. More work tonight, I expect. Continue reading

  • next up: i take my iPod on a dinner date

    Dear Story, You are off. Please come back as a big fat check with which I can pay off my furnace. If you don’t, then please don’t wake me up when you come in. You know I don’t approve of those late night parties you go to. Love, Mom P.S. I am contemplating your next… Continue reading

  • preliminary response….

    Is good. A few small errors that are easily remedied. I have decided more or less that once I pay off the furnace (last year’s WTF? expense), I’m getting a laptop. Because with a laptop, I could be upstairs and writing. And I am a spoiled capitalist American swine. Continue reading