Keenan’s Musings
Do I have writer’s block?
So, I wrote myself into a corner and can't get out.The story is stuck. My little band of adventurers has once again failed to locate Agrimon, who is never where he's supposed to be. But I feel that they've been chasing after him for far too long now. Something else...
What do people read on their commute?
I spy with my little eye...My recent obsession is to spy on other people’s reading habits on the commuter train. On my way to work I first take a bus, then a tram, and then another bus. My way home is timed so that I can catch an express train, ond only have to take...
The Moon Princess
Today I decided to write a fairytale that’s been on my mind for a while.Fragments of this tale are from a story I heard as a child, and have stayed with me for many years. However, as much as I tried I could not find the original story, nor could I remember how the...
Project Bible
Recently I came across a discussion about writer's tools and tricks that they use for writing. Among the slew of dictionaries and grammarly links, one author said that she has a "book bible" - a notebook or folder where all her notes about her current project are...
The pitfalls of bad research…
In my current story there was a country called Kelvar. It is covered in dense forests and has a population of tree-dwelling people who have produced some of the most skilled druids on the continent. Last week a friend of my mother saw a preliminary map of said...
BookCrossing or BookMooching, anyone?
I have too many books. I have whole walls covered with floor-to-ceiling shelving filled with books. I have stacks of books occupying my desk, side-tables, dressers, windowsills, kitchen counters and sideboard. There are books on my washing machine and on the floor. I...