Learning in the Age of AI February 21, 2026

Disagreements About AI in the Arts February 14, 2026

Writing, Writing Degrees, and Publication (With James Mills) February 10, 2026

Video Game Resolutions (2026) With My Wife January 5, 2026

More Thoughts on AI in the Arts December 27, 2025

My Opinion: E-Books Are Not Gifts... Or Art December 20, 2025

Why I Refuse to "Autodub" My Videos December 2, 2025

The Three Worst Inventions November 22, 2025

The Homogeneous Accent in Fantasy Media November 1, 2025

"Clean" Stories Fulfill the Purpose of Storytelling Better October 26, 2025

The True Value of a University Education October 11, 2025

My Problem With Universities in Fantasy Books October 4, 2025

What Distinguishes Fantasy from Sci-Fi? September 27, 2025

Publishing Fantasy Literature (With James Mills) September 14, 2025

95. Arting for Oneself September 5, 2025

TCATCG Book 1, Part 2: Cover Art and Release Date July 26, 2025

TCATCG: Progress and Series Update (With Guest) July 12, 2025

94. Huddled Homesick Masses May 22, 2025

Beta Readers, Part 3: Responding to Disagreement May 3, 2025

Story Time: Uncanny Bandwagon April 26, 2025

Let's Chat Some More About Beta Readers April 19, 2025

93. My Problem With Beta Readers April 12, 2025

Progress Update March 17, 2025

92. Grunge Fantasy February 14, 2025

Books, Bookstores, and Looking Back February 8, 2025

Video Game Resolutions (2025) With My Wife January 4, 2025

The "Movie" Euphemism December 31, 2024

Holiday Wishes and Chatting About Publication Gaps December 25, 2024

Progress Update December 21, 2024

91. On Death and Awesome Bests December 14, 2024

90. Chasing Bishi, or: Daily Writing Achievements December 7, 2024

Happy Thanksgiving November 28, 2024

Trolls, Part 4: Dislike Buttons November 23, 2024

Let's Chat About Fight Scenes November 9, 2024

Let's Chat About The Giving Tree November 2, 2024

89. The Ethics of Book Translations October 31, 2024

Trolls, Part 3: Clearcutting Life's Heroes October 19, 2024

88. Disimmersion by Fantasy Non-Songs October 12, 2024

Discussing My Top 4(ish) Influences October 5, 2024

87. Art, Connection, and Desperation September 28, 2024

Trolls, Part 2: More Trollduggery September 24, 2024

86. All Trolls Are Hurting Inside September 21, 2024

Marie and I Discuss Books (Including Mine) September 14, 2024

85. U-Cut Writing Advice September 7, 2024

84. The Has-Been Who Will Be Again August 31, 2024

Book 1, Part 2 Progress Update August 24, 2024

Selling My Novel at a Renaissance Faire August 17, 2024

Making Iron Gall Ink (And Signing My Novel) August 3, 2024

Book Discussion Theme: Complexity July 27, 2024

Book Discussion Theme: Art Appraisal July 26, 2024

Book Discussion Theme: Author Names July 25, 2024

83. Art, Graffiti, Glory, and Tyranny, or: Author Names July 20, 2024

82. The Calendar in The Crown and the Caged God July 13, 2024

81. 100% Human, Part Two: Renaissance, Part Two July 4, 2024

80. "I Could Totally Toss That Keg" June 29, 2024

79. 100% Human, Part One: Art and Technology June 22, 2024

78. Insiders, Outsiders, and Portcullis Guards June 15, 2024

Book Discussion Theme: Science June 8, 2024

Describing The Crown and the Caged God June 1, 2024

Book Reading Theme: Hikes June 1, 2024

Book Reading Theme: Gardening May 31, 2024

Book Reading Theme: Nature May 30, 2024

Book Reading Theme: Worldbuilding May 29, 2024

Book Reading Theme: Mental Health May 28, 2024

Book Reading: Prologue May 27, 2024

Book Preview: Title Page May 26, 2024

77. On Book Reviews (and revealing my title) May 25, 2024

76. Child Protagonists in Fantasy Literature May 11, 2024

75. Writing Goodly April 27, 2024

74. Insiders, Outsiders, and the Rowling Invasion April 13, 2024

73. Ant Head Coming Soon March 17, 2024

72. Looking Back in Greatness Okayness March 9, 2024

71. What Makes a Bestiary Good? February 11, 2024

70. In Defense of Bad and Average Writing Days January 20, 2024

69. The Fine Art of Tangentry in Fantasy Literature January 13, 2024

68. My Problem With Fantasy Magic Systems January 3, 2024

67. Every Mother's Child December 25, 2023

66. The Beast That Defied Its Bestiary December 23, 2023

65. A Time to Write and a Time to Stop December 16, 2023

64. The Bones of Writing December 9, 2023

63. Thanksgiving and Other Names November 23, 2023

62. The Eternal War of Art and Advancement November 18, 2023

61. The Importance of Grinding October 31, 2023

60. Writing Advice From the Wesley Willis Entourage October 21, 2023

59. Social Media, Safeway, and Ice Sculptures August 12, 2023

58. Dungeons, Dragons, and Arvics August 5, 2023

57. Writer-Reader Relationship, Part 2: Beef Sticks June 6, 2023

56. Writer-Reader Relationship, Part 1: Expectations May 29, 2023

55. Homeopathic Owls May 22, 2023

54. Committing to Inspiration May 19, 2023

53. "Artificial" "Intelligence" and the March of Progress May 17, 2023

52. The Limb Length of A.I. May 7, 2023

51. The Art of Posing: A.I. and Human Appropriation April 20, 2023

50. On Hope (Amid A.G.I.) April 16, 2023

49. Generative A.I. and the Atrophy of Imagination April 2, 2023

48. Generative A.I. vs. the Human Writer March 28, 2023
PDF of Journal 48 with link

47. "Guilty Pleasure" of the Masses March 18, 2023

46. Is Fantasy a Respected Genre? March 17, 2023

45. Public Displays of Writing March 3, 2023

44. Primacy of Ideas March 1, 2023

43. Tropes February 14, 2023

42. Suburban Cult Supplements January 3, 2023

41. Mirror, Mirror January 3, 2023

40. Easy Come, Easy Keep January 3, 2023

39. Target Audience January 2, 2023

38. Forming Connections January 2, 2023

37. What Success Means to Me January 2, 2023
PDF of Journal 37 with link

36. Counting My Breaths January 1, 2023

35. Labor and Writing November 24, 2022

34. Video Games and Storytelling July 10, 2022

33. The Gift of Technology in Storytelling July 7, 2022

32. Consequences of Technology in Storytelling July 5, 2022

31. Video Games and the Value of Limitation July 4, 2022

30. The Nicolas Cage Principle June 25, 2022

29. Harry Potholes and Sugar Highs June 23, 2022

28. "Clean" Fantasy June 21, 2022

27. Real People June 18, 2022
PDF of Journal 27 with link

26. Titles March 17, 2022

25. In Defense of a Clear Mind February 20, 2022

24. My Favorite Favorites February 14, 2022

23. My Least Favorites January 18, 2022

22. Journey Home January 7, 2022

21. Sugiyama Revisited January 6, 2022

20. Sidequest January 5, 2022

19. Sentimentality Revisited January 4, 2022

18. In Defense of Soft Magic January 3, 2022

17. Sentimentality January 2, 2022

16. Packing for an Adventure January 1, 2022

15. Holiday Wishes December 25, 2021

14. Attention Spans December 24, 2021

13. Attention Deficient Fantasy December 13, 2021

12. Fantasy Entertainment Tier System December 11, 2021

11. Fantastic Nonfiction November 27, 2021

10. Writing Process November 25, 2021

9. Pairing Maps and Plots November 6, 2021

8. Worldbuilding Nomenclature October 23, 2021

7. Denim: The Fabric of Worldbuilding October 8, 2021

6. "Gaea" (Worldbuilding Part 2) September 26, 2021

5. Worldbuilding August 28, 2021

4. The Mundus Works July 29, 2021

3. History and Some Early Drafts June 22, 2021
PDF of Journal 3 with links

2. Anticipated Timeline June 1, 2021

1. Welcome to the Journal May 22, 2021

Introduction to the Journal (Video) March 29, 2023