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
Writing
Review: Putting the Fact in Fantasy
Putting the Fact in Fantasy contains 52 essays meant to help fantasy authors build believable worlds. This is an excellent resource that I'll use in my own writing.
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
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
Staying Busy and Still Improving
How I’m Staying Busy and Still Improving Coronavirus and Covid-19 have decreased my world to mostly just my house. I’m working from home for the foreseeable future. Sue and I are staying inside, not going out. We still think that stay at home is the best way for combating the spread of the virus. Hopefully, … Continue reading Staying Busy and Still Improving
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
Living with Anxiety Part One: The Incident
Living With Anxiety Anxiety has been a toxic friend my whole life. In many ways, it’s helped push me to be better, to not settle on just good enough. Because of anxiety, I finished things early, double checked my answers, reread my emails, and generally acted like a perfectionist. But all of those things can … Continue reading Living with Anxiety Part One: The Incident
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