I try to keep my insane, nearly fanatical, love of writing tools contained—at least in public and on this blog—but I have to take a moment to share how excited I am about the Scrivener 3 update that’s coming out on November 20th. According to their blog, it will look a little something like this: […]
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A chance for more sci-fi stories here
I’m a science fiction writer first, so I’ve been contemplating the best way to get more SF stories onto this blog. I always post snippets from my upcoming novels, of course, but I don’t produce full length books fast enough to keep those snippets running for long. (The next book in my Translocator series won’t […]
Belly full of cake
Shelly and I did a cake tasting tonight, for the wedding in March. I’m so full of cake! It was delicious. Wonderful flavors like peaches and cream, and blueberry bourbon, and all sorts of chocolatey caramel deliciousness. The caterers we found are very talented. As for my writing projects, I’m making solid daily progress on […]
First Pages: The Word For World Is Forest
Apropos of nothing, here’s a photo of the really excellent opening page of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel, The Word for World Is Forest, which I happen to have on my bookshelf. I’ve become obsessed with studying the openings of novels I love due to a writing course I just finished, and […]
Milemarker #200 on this blog
Tonight is noteworthy because this is the 200th blog post that I’ve published here on MGHerron.com! A little history will help provide perspective. I registered this domain and launched the website in December 2013, shortly after I settled on a pen name and began to write and publish fiction seriously. That’s almost four years ago […]
The finished fence
The fence is done! There are a few details left to clean up, but the gates are on and the yard is once again completely enclosed. And bonus: Between the cedar wood scraps we’ve been burning in the fireplace and the fresh-cut lumber of the cedar planks, the house smells amazing. I love how the new […]
Cold weather means fires 🔥
It’s cold enough now that we can use our fireplace again! One of my favorites parts of the dark season. It almost makes the shorter days worth it. Stay cozy.
Today was uneventful
Inevitably, as with any significant undertaking, there are days when I am tempted to say “screw it” and skip the daily blog. Today is one of those days. Perhaps it is because today was uneventful. I went to the gym and I worked. And then I worked some more. Or perhaps it is because my […]
It is change, continuing change…
“It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be … This, in turn, means that our statesmen, our businessmen, our everyman must take […]
Much blood has also been spilled…
“Much blood has also been spilled on the carpet in attempts to distinguish between science fiction and fantasy. I have suggested an operational definition: science fiction is something that COULD happen – but usually you wouldn’t want it to. Fantasy is something that COULDN’T happen – though often you only wish that it could.” – […]