Hey all, Sam here. Wow, okay, so we're at the end of July, and I think things went pretty well with the TBR for the month, so we'll do it again for August. I mean, okay, I guess it helps that I'm really trying to keep up with my NetGalley release schedule the past few… Continue reading August TBR
Tag: Writing
Weekend Writer: July Prompt Share
Hey all, Sam here. Well, here we are at another Friday, the final one of the month. If you've been around here for a little while then you know that this particular Weekend Writer post is time to share some writing and creativity that has been created over the month. That's right. For the first… Continue reading Weekend Writer: July Prompt Share
WIP Wednesday – July 26
Hey all, Sam and David back again today. It has been another fulfilling week for us here at Free State of Geek. While we sometimes feel like we don't have all that productive of a week, that's just because to us it does seem a little slow...but in reality we're still doing a lot of… Continue reading WIP Wednesday – July 26
Tabletop Tuesday: Gen Con Plans
Hey all, Sam and David here today. We figured it would be a good idea to use our time with Tabletop Tuesday this week to talk about our upcoming convention experience and plans. We've been attending Gen Con together our whole relationship, although we only did one day back in 2017 (because we didn't know… Continue reading Tabletop Tuesday: Gen Con Plans
Weekend Writer: The Emotional Craft of Writing by Donald Maass – Chapter Four
Hey all, Sam here. Welcome back to Weekend Writer, the weekly series where I dive into creative writing in a few different ways. For the first Friday of the month, I use creativity generators to come up with prompts to spark ideas (and you can use those for writing or art, whatever sets your creative… Continue reading Weekend Writer: The Emotional Craft of Writing by Donald Maass – Chapter Four
Weekend Writer: Editing an Old Novel (A Before Look at the Prologue)
Hey all, Sam here. I needed a little bit longer to get the creative writing chapter deep-dive finished, so I'm pushing that Weekend Writer post to either Saturday or Sunday as a bonus post. So, for today, I decided to let you in on a project I'm working on. A decade ago, I released a… Continue reading Weekend Writer: Editing an Old Novel (A Before Look at the Prologue)
WIP Wednesday – July 19
Hey all, Sam and David back again today. In just two more weeks we will be on our way to Gen Con. Oh my goodness, we're starting to get really excited about that. It'll be nice to indulge our tabletop game loving sides, because we haven't been able to do that as much this year.… Continue reading WIP Wednesday – July 19
Weekend Writer: The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maass – Chapter Three
Hey all, Sam here. Sorry for not getting this post up yesterday, but I think sharing a writing snippet was a pretty decent substitute overall. I hope some of you have read it...and I would absolutely love to hear your thoughts on the writing and story so far. I know it's still a very rough… Continue reading Weekend Writer: The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maass – Chapter Three
Weekend Writer: Camp NaNoWriMo Snippet Share
Hey all, Sam here. All right...so I didn't get the Weekend Writer post I was meant to post ready in time, so it will be coming tomorrow. For today then...how about a peek into one of my projects for Camp NaNoWriMo this July? I've already done some sharing from Harbingers of Death, my Banshee/Valkyrie inspired… Continue reading Weekend Writer: Camp NaNoWriMo Snippet Share
WIP Wednesday – July 12
Hey all, Sam and David here. Hello and welcome back to another weekly check in! That's right, it's time for WIP Wednesday, which means it is time to go over everything we've been reading, watching, making, writing, and doing in the past week. Because, let's face it, most weeks we actually do have a lot… Continue reading WIP Wednesday – July 12
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