On Writing – John A. Underwood

Some Writing Rambles

The Voidstrider books seem like they’re taking me longer to write with each installment. Partly that’s down to my employment status. I was self-employed and worked from my home office when I wrote the first one. I have a “day job” (that mostly takes place at night) these days. A less boring reason is thatContinue reading “Some Writing Rambles”

On the Passing of Torches

I was thinking about canon and continuity…

Voidstrider Update

Voidstrider volume three is done! I’m enjoying the fuck out of this celebratory glass of scotch and watching the kitten sleep in her basket. I haven’t had as much difficulty with a book since my first real novel. But the struggle is ended. Revision is always an invigorating, fun process for me. It took longerContinue reading “Voidstrider Update”

Abandoned AU

Let me tell you a little about a parallel history concocted for an abandoned project…

Density of Prose

I have about a hundred pages left on my Dune re-read, and I keep thinking about the writing itself. Herbert knew how to imbue his prose with density. Reading Dune, one is introduced to an entire universe which seems wholly unfamiliar at first blush. Something to the tune of at least twenty thousand years separatesContinue reading “Density of Prose”

Representation Difficulty

I want to show that in my future, there is no longer any culture clash or social stigma of any kind on trans folk. But as a cis male, I must tread carefully.