For my birthday week, all books are on sale through my website! To celebrate (and mourn) my 20’s, all books are 20% off! Starting today 3/8 and running through 3/15! On sale here! On Sunday I’ll send out an actual birthday post mostly filled with reflection, but also an update on what’s happening now. AlreadyContinue reading “Announcing Birthday Sale!”
Category Archives: Spirit Foul
Where am I at?
Howdy! Today is Friday May 12, 2023. Where am I at? Well for one, my allergies are going bananas. The weather has finally transformed into that time of year we’re always dreaming about here in New England. The bloom is taking form and changing the landscape by the hour. The yard demands attention. Bugs we’veContinue reading “Where am I at?”
The Artwork of Spirit Foul
Spirit Foul: Chapter 1
Part I: The Fall Season It is known that all Ultimate players wax poetic when pressed on flying discs. If you’ve ever heard two speak, you’d swear you didn’t understand a word of your own language. When they talk to people in the outside world, they try to limit the jargon they use, so we’llContinue reading “Spirit Foul: Chapter 1”
Spirit Foul FAQs
What is the genre? Spirit Foul is a fictional story. The main storylines are sports underdog and mystery, though the book is highly greased with elements of fantasy. The whole thing is held together with friendship! Where does it take place? Spirit Foul takes place in WallowOp; a fictitious land that looks very similar toContinue reading “Spirit Foul FAQs”
A Birthday Post
Today is my birthday! I have 29 years now. Most of my life I would’ve said that’s old as shit, but 29 feels good. The wide-ranging, volatile emotions of my youth seem to have dulled a bit, which is cool. Trying to focus on gratitude and positive thinking, but life is change. I tend toContinue reading “A Birthday Post”
Projects Roundup & Status Report, Mr. Squirdward
What’s that smell? I’ve got a few things cooking in the oven, and a project or two simmering on the stove. Even my backburners got some action! The Saga de Hotonoma Still my inaugural book, I’ve let this fall to neglect. I have a meager amount of new material left to write, and probably aContinue reading “Projects Roundup & Status Report, Mr. Squirdward”
On my Book: The tentative name, and doing battle every day
Spirit Foul: The Fight for Ultimate’s Soul (tentative) Grace asked a little while ago that I put a completion percentage on our kitchen whiteboard. I thought it was an awesome idea. Totally qualitative, it allows me to silently keep the other literate member of my household up-to-date, as well as hold me accountable, and motivated.Continue reading “On my Book: The tentative name, and doing battle every day”
Hall of Famer: Falling back in love with Ultimate
This past fall, I was honored to be inducted into my college Ultimate team’s Hall of Fame. It is a small group- there are only five of us. The HoF started a few years ago and the first few choices were easy. This year the existing HoF’ers added two more of us, and I wasContinue reading “Hall of Famer: Falling back in love with Ultimate”
National Novel Writing: Halfway?
Halfway through national novel writing month! See: http://therealzsmith.com/2022/10/27/national-novel-writing-month/http://therealzsmith.com/2022/11/04/national-novel-month-update-week-1/ Today is November 15th! The goal by now is to have written 25,000 words in pursuit of a 50,000 word, first draft novel. How am I doing? Right now, my story is sitting at 30k words. I like using the word count to pace myself, but I’veContinue reading “National Novel Writing: Halfway?”