Well, it's been a slow year on the blog for me. I haven't been writing as much as normal, and it's been tough for me. A combination of changing roles at work, normal growth of parental duties, and some family developments has preempted my writing here on the blog. It's been frustrating for me because … Continue reading 2024 Blog Updates
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2023 Year’s End
2023 Well, the year has come and gone. It's time for the 2023 year's end review. This has been a fantastic year for the blog. I'll get to that in a minute, but first I want to thank you the reader. This has been the best year by far since I began blogging on Primmlife.com, … Continue reading 2023 Year’s End
Life and Blogging Schedule Changes
Today's post is about life and blogging schedule changes. We've decided to start telling strangers that a little book reviewer is on the way. That's right. House Primm-Donze is expanding. Our first child is on the way. Originally, the baby was scheduled to arrive in January, but as with most things in life, the schedule … Continue reading Life and Blogging Schedule Changes
2021 Review Preview
2021 is almost here. The new year promises to be one of change, but here at Primmlife, I'll be up to my same old, same old. I have plenty of fantastic books to review for the coming year. The list leans heavily toward science fiction and fantasy, but politics and history make the list as … Continue reading 2021 Review Preview
NaNo 2020 Lessons Learned and Review Previews
NaNoWriMo I won! On November 29th, I cleared the 50,000 word finish line. For now, the novel is about half done. Out of the two main characters, only one has a complete story arc, which needs work. Overall, I'm happy with that performance. I learned a lot about my personal writing habits and pushed myself … Continue reading NaNo 2020 Lessons Learned and Review Previews
Quick Mid-November Update
NaNoWriMo Well, the month has flown by. It's almost Thanksgiving! Work is slowing down; so, I can get back to a somewhat normal life. November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). During these 30 days, people attempt to write a 50,000 word novel from start to finish. That means a total daily word count of … Continue reading Quick Mid-November Update
Coming Soon: Putting the Fact in Fantasy
Putting the Science in Fiction is getting a companion book! Putting the Fact in Fantasy been officially announced. In Putting the Fact in Fantasy Dan Koboldt gathered essays written by experts for his popular Fact in Fantasy blog series. Like Putting the Science in Fiction, I'm contributing an essay or two to the anthology. I … Continue reading Coming Soon: Putting the Fact in Fantasy
Trying Something New in Writing
Changes Needed I have an odd relation to writing. I don't consider myself a writer. All my life, I've written something: poetry, short stories, reviews, essays, etc. I love to write, and I love fiction. I even graduated with a Master's of Fine Arts from the University of Missouri - St. Louis. (I loved my … Continue reading Trying Something New in Writing
Review: The Elements of Fiction
I have a confession to make. I've never read any Easy Rawlins books. That series has always been on my to be read list, and one day at the library, I picked up what I thought was an Easy Rawlins novel. In my defense, I was in a hurry and just saw the name Walter … Continue reading Review: The Elements of Fiction
Story Prompt: January 2019
I played around with photos from Pixabay, and I created this scene on an alien shore. This guy looks out over a body of water, and I immediately started to wonder about his story. What's he thinking? This made me think it's a good story prompt. If you write something, let me know in the … Continue reading Story Prompt: January 2019