The AwakeDragon Blog

For years, I existed on the internet as “Awakedragon.” (I think my Twitter handle might still be that.) I’m claiming my own name now, but as a nod to my beginnings, this is now the AwakeDragon Blog!

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  • Damn it, Brain: Help

    I’m going along, minding my own writer-y business, and then my brain pops up with a nearly fully-formed idea to throw at me just in time for National Novel Writing Month. Now I have a…

  • A New Perspective on Perspective

    My recent trip to the Philippines was my first trip overseas – but far from my last. So many things were seen – everything from every day village life, the craziness of driving there, and the wonders…

  • There and Back Again

    I am within United States borders again! The Philippines was pretty incredible, and I learned and experienced… so much. I have a lot to share, but for the time-constrained moment I’m writing this, I will stick with…

  • Flying Shenanigans

    I am off, my friends, on an exciting adventure! I will be partaking in my first venture overseas – to the Philippines. The airport awaits! I will be gone for three weeks, and expect I…

  • Dreamscapes

    I’ve been having the craziest, vivid dreams lately. It’s probably a result of not creating new writing as of late (life, ya know, and then when I have time I’ve been working on editing/querying/synopsis tasks),…

  • A Language Tree

    This is a great image of language history for those of us who are visually inclined.

  • Thoughts from the Willamette Writers Conference: Part Four

    In my previous post, I talked about the end of the first day of the Willamette Writers Conference, and the beginning of the second. In that post I discussed what I learned about making book…

  • Thoughts from the Willamette Writers Conference: Part Three

    Welcome to the next segment of my Willamette Writer’s Conference adventures! In my previous post, I talked about the first day and a half of the Conference, and what I learned about querying, researching for better…

  • Thoughts from the Willamette Writers Conference: Part Two

    Here’s the introductory post! —————————————————————————– The first day (on Thursday) was only a half-day basically consisted of meeting everybody. There were two class-like things you could do, one about succeeding at the Conference and the other…