Hello again, dreamers. Time to rummage once more through the Junk Drawer. Here's what I worked on this week: -I continue to find myself intrigued by Ashes. Not since Wide Horizon have I found myself so captivated by a post-apocalyptic story idea. I've begun working on character development. At this point, I know little about … Continue reading The Junk Drawer
Writer’s Desk
It's been slow going of late, dreamers, but I intend to throw myself into my craft this week, and hit my stride once again. Here's what's going on this week: -As of this evening, I am pleased to report that beta reading for Wide Horizon is complete. Once I've received all feedback from my final … Continue reading Writer’s Desk
Short Story Sunday
When working on a novel, it's easy to allow one's other projects languish. A good novel project will consume a writer, but I've found that it's both productive and healthy to take time out to pursue other ideas. As such, I try to set aside one day a week to work exclusively on short fiction. … Continue reading Short Story Sunday
The Junk Drawer
It is a popular fact that most authors have their own personal "slush pile": a variety of as-yet unused ideas that could be converted into works ready for publication. As I am not yet an author (authors are published), I do not have slush pile. Instead, I have what I call my "junk drawer"; concepts … Continue reading The Junk Drawer
Next Novel: Introducing “Pathfinder”
Hello, dreamers. Though beta reading for Wide Horizon is still in progress, as I've said the work of an aspiring novelist is never done. This being said, I am pleased to introduce my next novel: Pathfinder. Pathfinder is a hard science fiction story set initially in 2094. The story primarily revolves around the crew of … Continue reading Next Novel: Introducing “Pathfinder”
Weekly Review
Hello, dreamers. Now that I have launched my platform in earnest, I feel it's time to resume a practice from my blogspot days. This will be my first weekly review here on WordPress. On a rather interesting note, this will also be my first weekly review composed on my phone. How times have changed... Despite … Continue reading Weekly Review
Writer’s Desk
Hello, dreamers, and welcome to the Writer's Desk: a weekly post to keep you updated on what I'm up to each week. Here, I will lay out my plans for all current writing projects for the coming week. Here's what's happening right now: -At long last, beta reading for Wide Horizon will end this week. … Continue reading Writer’s Desk
Short Story Sunday
It's Sunday, and that means a day of long work on short subjects. I'd like to think I had a productive day this week. -My focus today was, yet again, a new idea. The Spaceman began this past week as a daily sketch, but quickly took on a life of its own. The story revolves around … Continue reading Short Story Sunday
The Inheritors
One of my latest story ideas was inspired by recent comments from a member of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), suggesting that most intelligent aliens might be artificial life forms. That got me to thinking... From the engineering perspective, we organic life forms are rather arrestingly inefficient machines. So many redundant and useless systems, … Continue reading The Inheritors
The Field
The season has ended. The dust has settled, the stands have emptied, and the bats and balls and well-worn caps put away until next year. Our national pastime is placed on a shelf, there to gather dust for another dark winter, until with the spring the boys of summer return, and we can hear the … Continue reading The Field
Michael T. Kuester 