Author Archives: Side Quest Publications

If I Won the Lottery, I Would….

Posted on 13 May 2013 by Side Quest Publications

(in no particular order): Pay off my student loans. Set up an IRA (Roth, I think, since I’ll have already been taxed on the winnings). Talk to an allergist about getting shots. Achoo! Buy every single Doctor Who/Torchwood book

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On some fanfiction sites, crossovers–stories that are fanfiction of two or more other unrelated storylines–are actually fairly easy to categorize. That is, they are labeled as “crossovers,” and they can probably be found among other crossovers for each story they … Continue reading →

Posted on 2 May 2013 by Side Quest Publications | 3 Comments

Perplexed About: Mars movies

Posted on 13 April 2013 by Side Quest Publications

I have, a few months back, come across the TVTropes page for “Gainax Ending.” I don’t remember why, exactly, I clicked that page, but I do remember one comment that bugs me to no end. And I remembered it just … Continue reading →

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Custom Fiction Template

Posted on 10 March 2013 by Side Quest Publications

Some odd years back, I created a custom template for use in my fiction. I named it “Mns,” short for Manuscript. I had created several toolbars and arranged them as I wanted them. (In fact, “arranging them as I wanted … Continue reading →

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Dedication to a Wonderful Friend

Posted on 24 December 2012 by Side Quest Publications

I’ve never been that great at keeping in contact. I know that, my family knows that, my pen pals know that. Heck, practically the whole world knows that… if I have a reason to keep in contact with them. 😉 … Continue reading →

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Writing in Drafts

Posted on 7 December 2012 by Side Quest Publications

Or: The Many Stages of Writing and Editing Anyone who writes, whether you’re writing a poem, a short story, a novel, a thesis, a musical composition, or anything else, writes in multiple stages or drafts. I don’t care who you … Continue reading →

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Weird Google search

Posted on 11 May 2012 by Side Quest Publications

I was looking up a company the other day, hoping to find out more about some job my folks wanted me to apply to. See, I almost always get a “why do you want to work for us” type question, … Continue reading →

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Writing “exercise”

Posted on 15 March 2012 by Side Quest Publications

What do I want that would help me in my writing? Well, there’s always the obvious. More books for research. A newer laptop (and smaller; an 11- or 12-inch would suffice). A second modem or a mobile hotspot. My parents … Continue reading →

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Widgets for Writing Progress?

Posted on 13 March 2012 by Side Quest Publications

I have a dilemma. I would like some kind of widget to display my writing progress, but it must meet certain criteria. It must not depend on word count. I don’t want to set a numerical goal, and just show … Continue reading →

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Prologues…Taboo or Not Taboo?

Posted on 6 March 2012 by Side Quest Publications

Warning: quite long. It is, apparently, an old saying that you should not discuss politics or religion. As society progresses, other topics are added to this list, things that nobody should discuss except with great care. Some communities have added … Continue reading →

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