RedDustMan

Creator Journals 6/5/25

I’ve been getting small but important creative work done. I’m building characters, backgrounds, settings and themes . . . but yeah . . . chapter 5 is still mostly not done. A July release date definitely seems unlikely. It’s a gray, rainy day out today, a nice spring/fall window in the summer. I’m thankful forContinue reading “Creator Journals 6/5/25”

Creator Journals 6/4/25

The fog is clearing and I’m excited about my story again. My only real issue is that I’m at work, and work is busy. I love my job, but my soul is being depleted. I pray there are enough particles of Me left to write a few hundred words at Starbucks after I leave. FindingContinue reading “Creator Journals 6/4/25”

Creator Journals 6/3/25

Hello. I have a migraine today, so this is all the writing I’ll be doing. Got out of bed at 3PM to make sure I got a blog post done. That’s pretty much the limit of my power today. I’ve been trying to read more fantasy so the tones and concepts can naturally flow intoContinue reading “Creator Journals 6/3/25”

Creator Journals 6/2/25

I worked on a side story today. There’s a background narrative in Beach Knight that takes place through a series of flashbacks at the start of each chapter. Early on, I didn’t really know what it was going to be, but I’ve got it figured out now, and I’m writing it like a serial inContinue reading “Creator Journals 6/2/25”

Creator Journals 6/1/25

Happy June and happy Pride Month! If you’re gay, be gay! If you aren’t, enjoy the weather!I’m still a little bit repulsed by the idea of writing anything else, but I will say a lot of ideas are swirling around in my headspace. Some of my concepts are becoming more solid and meaningful, like I’mContinue reading “Creator Journals 6/1/25”

Creator Journals 5/31/25

I came up with some pretty essential backstory today. I don’t know if I have it in me to write much more. Most days writing and storytelling are my passion. Some day I’m weirdly repulsed by all of it and it feels like an exercise in futility. I wonder if other writers experience this. IContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/31/25”

Creator Journals 5/30/25

Today I don’t even feel like thinking about writing. I still did it, but after this blog post I’m not going to think about it at all. I wish I could stop writing for like a whole week, but I think I’d lose too much momentum. I think I’ll at least take a short breakContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/30/25”

Creator Journals 5/29/25

Trigger Warning: Discussion of transgender identities and discrimination. Research. Research. Research. Even writing something as silly and intentionally anachronistic as Beach Knight, my intellect and conscience require me to do research. Early on I had to research the origins of different swimsuits and beaches as vacation spots. Now I’m digging into different gender identities andContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/29/25”

Creator Journals 5/28/25

There is a man hammering something in the room next to me. It is literally impossible to write. Loud noise completely disables me. I’ve tried forcing myself to write with music on in order to become stronger, but it can still be very difficult. My attention flickers like a flame. It can be hard toContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/28/25”

Creator Journals 5/27/25

I think I’m getting somewhere. When I write a novel, it usually starts to come together at about the midpoint. When I start writing, I just go with my gut and write what feels fun and engaging, once I get to the middle I start to figure out the themes, ideas, ending and emotional core.Continue reading “Creator Journals 5/27/25”