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Creator Journals 6/15/25

I realize this is a late one, but I’ll be damned if I miss a day of blogging. I haven’t missed a day in 50 days, which is honestly crazy for me. Also, the sun is still out here in the nation of Ohio. Today was Father’s Day, so my wife and I spent theContinue reading “Creator Journals 6/15/25”

Creator Journals 6/14/25

I have a few days off this weekend and I’m determined to finish typing chapter 5! As I type this now, I’m a little over halfway through what I estimate to be a 6k word chapter. I pray this momentum can continue, because I really want to get this book out in the summer, evenContinue reading “Creator Journals 6/14/25”

Creator Journals 6/13/25

It’s Friday the 13th, so I would like to say happy birthday to Jason Voorhees! Forever in our hearts. Gone but not forgotten (Until he comes back again). On the subject of villains, one of my favorite types is probably the “Anti-Villain”. There are probably a lot of different ways that a lot of differentContinue reading “Creator Journals 6/13/25”

Creator Journals 6/12/25

I wrote a paragraph I really liked today, and I wish I could have kept the streak going, but work, work, work. After work I’m usually too tired to write much. I’m hoping my job calms down soon. I’ve been thinking about villains lately. What makes them interesting? For me, I like when they haveContinue reading “Creator Journals 6/12/25”

Creator Journals 6/11/25

Last night, my wife and I went to see the preview for Dan Da Dan Season 2 in theaters. I don’t have a lot to actually say about that, it was just really good and the plot was really tightly written. The Kingdom’s Disdain involves a lot of strange monsters and the monster Dan DaContinue reading “Creator Journals 6/11/25”

Creator Journals 6/10/25

I was all psyched to write today, then I realized I had a doctor’s appointment in the morning and a work meeting in the afternoon. Now my time is mostly up. My apartment is also kind of a mess, and I probably need to clean it up. Such is life. I’m trying to find aContinue reading “Creator Journals 6/10/25”

Creator Journals 6/9/25

I’m temporarily changing my system. I got a little bit stuck in Chapter 5, so I decided I needed to focus a bit more on pre-planning. From now on, for every day I spend writing, I’m going to spend another day vigorously outlining in detail. So far that’s going well. I have an outline forContinue reading “Creator Journals 6/9/25”

Creator Journals 6/8/25

The headaches are hunting me like a shark hunting blood.I must hide from them. I can’t stay here long, here in the written word, or they’ll settle on my location and perch in my skull. Lately the idea of marketing and interacting with other writers to build connections feels very exhausting. Sometimes my energy isContinue reading “Creator Journals 6/8/25”

Creator Journals 6/7/25

Worldbuilding. Worldbuilding. Worldbuilding. Inventing believable fantasy cultures can be a challenge. I’m not really trying to make something historically accurate, just something that feels like it could function realistically. However, I’m not a history expert in any way shape or form. I don’t know a ton about economics or even natural biology. Whoever said “WriteContinue reading “Creator Journals 6/7/25”

Creator Journals 6/6/25

Happy National Donut Day! I forgot to get a donut, and frankly at this moment I don’t really feel like I want one. I’m in Dinner Mode. I want a Meal. I’ll be running a new dungeons and dragons game this weekend. That doesn’t directly tie into Beach Knight, but it’s the same world, andContinue reading “Creator Journals 6/6/25”