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Distractions, Delays, and Deliberate Avoidance

Today I want to talk about priorities and productivity (apparently I also have a thing for alliteration today – sorry about that). Some of you may be aware that here on the Pacific Coast of the United...

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Writing fighting: Five options for characters who are outgunned, outmuscled...

The normal caveat applies twice for this one: This is advice about writing about fighting based on the experiences and training I’ve had, not the be all and end all of self defense advice. If you want...

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Oh, fall, where are thou?

I’m sitting at my computer trying to think about organizing Christmas cards, and I’m looking at all these photos of kids bundled up in the snow and snowflakes and whatnot… and it’s 80 degrees outside...

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Monday Mayhem (Also Halloween)

This post was originally scheduled to post on Halloween (10/31) but for some reason the scheduler didn’t post it. Maybe it was just having a bad day, or maybe it was tricked instead of treated. I don’t...

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Writing fighting: Fear

Fear is a weird thing. It has different flavors. It’s supposed to keep us alive, but it can be our undoing. It’s supposed to inspire fight or flight, but so often all it makes us do is freeze. Really,...

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Writing Is Always Political

So everything is terrible right now (do I really need to make a list?) and a lot of writers are speaking out. In fact, they have been speaking out for months now, or at least those who knew what was at...

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Writing Fighting: Music to Maim To

A quick post today…because I’m a terrible person and left this way too late. I deserve all the scorn. ALL OF IT. Ahem. Anyway, I’ve been writing a lot of fight scenes this week (actually one really big...

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Happy Holidays?

This is super late. Sorry folks, I am bad about recognizing the abstract concept of time. It’s been a pretty bad year for a lot of people. In some ways (a lot of ways) 2016’s been a good year for …...

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Those Aren’t Chestnuts Roasting

Never you mind what those are. The point is, it’s that time of year, and the staff of Hotel Eviltry bids you farewell until next year. Go on, now. It’s all right. We’ll be back in a few weeks for …...

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You Can Check Out Anytime You Like

…but you can never leave. *guitar solo* The time has come, guests of Hotel Eviltry, for us to bid you farewell. We have had an excellent run of five wonderful years. This last one was difficult for...

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