On June 24th, I did something daring. I imposed a deadline upon myself: August 3rd. My goal was to “finalize” The Machine, in hopes to have it done in time for Gen Con. I didn’t even have the first draft done at the time, so making that statement was quite the gambit. Of course, thingsContinue reading “Never Tell Me the Odds: A Writing Update”
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The Machine (preview)
Happy 4th! The following is a snippet from my upcoming novella, The Machine. The featured artwork was also created specifically for this story (something I’ve been working on since almost a full year ago, but had to set aside for the trading card game project.) Feedback of any kind on this story (and the artwork)Continue reading “The Machine (preview)”
My Writing Notes: Organized At Last!
Given the numerous problems I’ve had organizing my writing notes in the past, I’ve been searching high-and-low for a solution for many years, hoping I’d eventually stumble upon an organizational program that works for me. I’ve tried OneNote, Scrivener, mind-mapping programs, notecard programs, plotting programs, Post-It note-style programs, etc. and ran into many problems, including:Continue reading “My Writing Notes: Organized At Last!”
Trying to Organize An Army of Snippets
Even though I’d found the discipline to properly label all my writing notes/reminders/snippets and had diligently been saving them into text documents, in the end, I had way too many of them. Imagine several more folders full of documents like the ones above. Each document had hundreds of entries which typically included writing notes spanningContinue reading “Trying to Organize An Army of Snippets”
My Writing Notes Have Always Been a Hot Mess
As all writers should, I have a “dumping ground” to write ideas that might pop into my head at any given moment. Some people call these moments ‘inspiration’. And perhaps they are, but I’ve noticed these moments typically don’t come unless you’re letting unfinished stories live in your head long enough for them to flourishContinue reading “My Writing Notes Have Always Been a Hot Mess”
Rough Draft Complete!
Hello reader(s). I’m happy to announce that yesterday evening I completed the rough draft for my latest story, The Machine. The entire thing is now written from beginning to end. All the problems have been answered and all the story promises I made have been fulfilled in satisfying ways. In other words, it’s now passableContinue reading “Rough Draft Complete!”
Nick Enlowe 