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The Problem(s) with Patreon

Many years ago, when I was still part of SFWA, I had a long conversation with the Patreon reps about their platform. I’d been using Patreon for a several years already, and they wanted my take on...

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Last Day of the KS! And Feels

Poor Worldlord and Simone. So confused. I have no idea what their story is going to look like but I get to write it because the Kickstarter coasted over the $5K line! Today's the last day you can b...

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Elf with Birbs, and News

Happy Monday, Patrons! Have some art! I am trying to get my groove back here with more frequent drawing (and I'll certainly need to start coming up with a cover for the new Kickstarter collection),...

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Kickstarter is GO!

 My most successful Kickstarter to date was last year’s Major Pieces project, which gathered some interstitial stories I’d already completed with stories written from your prompts...

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Cool Stuff!

Cool stuff coming or available now!

  • First, I've enabled annual memberships for Patreon! If you are sick of the monthly payment charge, you can now go buy an entire year...

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Boundaries: a Meditation on Rules Inspired by Discord

Today's content will be helpful if you ever want to deal with me! Or if you want to think about social-fu. Otherwise, feel free to skip it! But hey, I haven't done a philosophy-type ramble the way ...

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Zafiil, Distant Past, Chapter 4

The summer ripened with the grain, and Zafiil strengthened with it, rambling on long walks through the forests or near the lake with Duzai. She climbed trees; she sprinted long stretches with the g...

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Livestream Today!

Yes, I'm trying to get back on the bandwagon. Today at 1 PM EST (timezone converter: use New York, America), I'll be narrating my...

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Plans 2020 - 2022 (Tentative)

Because nothing survives contact with the enemy (time), these are only *tentative* plans. But here's how I'm thinking the next couple of years will go:

  • Pelted Pack (2020-2021): ...

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Oil Painting Experiments Continue: Meander

I continue to experiment with water-miscible oils! For this piece I switched to a different brand and I'm really glad I looked on the forums for people's experiences, because otherwise I w...

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Caturday: Sharkweasel Catbean

I am endlessly entertained by the bizarre positions the cat ends up in while using this beanbag.

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Zafiil, Distant Past, Chapter 3

The next day Zafiil woke just before sunrise—she thought, from the color of the sky seen through her window. Was it too early to be up? But she was definitely awake! Paden-aul had warned her that...

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Peltedverse Vignette: Honorless Wounds

Things are crazy lately! If you have sent me a message or email, I promise I've read it, I just have a lot going on. I did, however, manage to finish this 7000-ish word vignette in response to seve...

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Zafiil, Distant Past, Chapter 2

We return to the world of the Faulfenza! Chapter 2: In which Zafiil reaches her new home.

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The sunlight was slanting through the trees when Zafiil woke. She was moving witho...

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Zafiil, Distant Past, Chapter 1

We begin our religious epic in the world of the Faulfenza! Chapter 1: In which we meet a prickly child...

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“Give your sister a goodbye nuzzle, Zafiil,â€...

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The Experimenting (Older) Artist

Artist Jaguar continues experimenting with water-miscible oils, and finding them fascinating because they are Not Like Gouache. I have a long, long list of things I need to experiment with in order...

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Caturday: Neither In Nor Out

This is the way of the cat. 😂

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Amulet Rampant Audio, Chapter 2, Now Up!

https://mcahogarth.bandcamp.com/album/amulet-rampant

As before, it's free, because you all are pay...

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Zafiil: A Little Context

At the time I finished Zafiil, there was no such thing as indie publishing, and wouldn’t be for at least a decade. My goal was to be a Published Author, though, so I embarked on the trad...

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Caturday: Easel Edition

Supervising from the tarp.

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Zafiil, Introduction: A Novelist is Born

This is the first in a short series of posts introducing the serialization of Zafiil, Jaguar’s first novel, and a story of the Faulfenza.

It may entertain y’all to learn that onc...

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Studio Progress: Painting!

We return to the saga of the new jaguar studio! Some Big Next Steps were taken, so I am excite.

BOOKENDS

Okay, maybe bookends don’t seem like a very exciting thing to other people, ...

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Studio MOOOOOVE

Today I'm going to start moving my computers and furniture into the newly painted studio! And I want to show you more in-progress shots but obviously I need to get everything wheeled over and recon...

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Teaser Image: Zafiil

That's right, I'm finally making headway on editing this one, and I'm going to start serializing it here once I've got a few more chapters in the bag. For those of you unaware, the novel Zafiil...

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Studio Set-up: Sketchbooks

We return to the saga of my new studio! Furniture choices are going to have to wait until I decide how to handle the walls (which I think I want to repaint)… but the closet is fine the color it i...

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Book Launch: Fathers' Honor!

THREE HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE

When his favorite student invites him to immigrate to the world of  the fabled Eldritch, Armin Palland brings his wife and mother-in-law ...

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News for Mid-July!

I hope to have fun news for you on Friday (some of you have already ferreted it out, I see), but in the meantime, here's what I'm up to!

Worldbuilding: Failing Your Way to a More Realistic Setting

We return to my observations about writers’ bibles and worldbuilding as the wiki develops! In this case… it’s time to tell you that your flaws can be supremely helpful to you.

B...

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What's Up Jaguar

I have been only intermittently updating and available, but I have good reason! We've been doing a lot of work on the house and we're not done yet... but one of the unmitigated good parts of it is ...

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Organizing your Worldbuilding Wiki

A question I’m getting more than once is ‘how do you organize your wiki so that it’s useful for your writing.’ Which… is not a minor question, because my initial response is ‘I’ve org...

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