The knight stepped out from the shadow of the gatehouse as the chains that raised the portcullis clinked to a halt. Sunlight flashed off the polished plates of his armor as he strode toward the agreed location for the duel. The metal’s weight comforted him, though he could feel some imbalances indicative of loose straps [...]

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It’s been a couple years since the last time I re-designed my website. The bug bit me following Pens & Swords’ four-year anniversary last month. I’ve also been reading up on Internet writing, which resulted in some ideas I want to try out.
I first started Pens & Swords as a chronicle of my experience writing [...]

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Got a form letter rejection from Realms of Fantasy yesterday for “Relvan’s Rescue.” Return time: 41 days. I’m going to retire this one for now. I like the story, but I don’t have the time or desire to dig around and discover what it needs.
J.L. Collins is collaborating on a fantasy comic book that has [...]

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With the upgrade to Wordpress 2.3.x, tags were added, so I’ve been going through and tagging old posts, as well as redoing my categories. I’ll add a tag cloud to the Archives page tonight. I also want to convert the bulleted lists of categories and months into drop-down lists.
Another change I’d like to make to [...]

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I’ve decided to start the year by downsizing. The first to get the pink slip is the forum here. The only traffic it was getting–that wasn’t spambots–came from my play-by-post Dungeons & Dragons game, which has been going on for more than two years. Unfortunately, the pace of the game did not live up to [...]

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