Uncategorized – Umbrella Terms

A Small Turning Point

Folks, I'm not going to lie: I went into this week in kind of a low place. I weighed myself last Wednesday (big mistake; last year was stressful), I've not…

Support Nexus

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Any form of support is deeply appreciated. I write because it's what I love to do, and I really do have many, many stories to tell. Telling stories takes time,…

Let’s Talk About Scope (And Not the Mouthwash)

Friends, this week was a less productive one from the perspective of my fiction. To say I’ve made no progress would be inaccurate, but I most certainly don’t have anything…

I Miss My Writing Desk

This week, I'd like to talk about a concept I learned about in college: the idea of "Functional Fixedness," as it relates to the writer's brain. It's why holidays are…

Dawn of a New Day

If you've been following along, you'll know that I really haven't known what to do with myself for about a month now. I know that I want to put my…

State of the Umbrellas 2020

To be frank, folks, there's a lot that's up in the air right now, but let's start with the more definite things. I'm for sure ceasing my plodding chronological exploration…

Side story 1 Author’s note

This week, I decided to begin writing something tangential to the story you're all enjoying. That project is a huge, intricately woven thing which moves slowly but will go far,…

State of the Umbrellas Address

Dear readers: First, let me say thank you. Since I began posting my fiction, my readership—both on a daily basis and my total follower count—has grown steadily. To see the…

Patch Notes 2

Even back in my first draft, I wasn't satisfied with the description of what the made the Stranger so incongruous and upsetting. As you've seen, I use the similarities in…