Author. Imaginist. Creator of Worlds.
Welcome to the Nexus!
David Earl Whitaker is a multi-genre author whose first book, "Flight of the Nosoi," is currently in search of an agent or publisher. He has several other works in progress.
From this Nexus, you can visit the world of Nosoi, or you can catch a glimpse though the portals to several others. Many ways are barred to mere mortals, but, in time, the barriers will break down so exploration can begin.
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Reading and 4th Street
This week has been mostly catching on reading the works of other people. Joined a new writing group, which looks like it will be really good and a bit faster than my other one. Means even more reading, though. Plus, reading a beta copy of my cousin’s book. And heading to 4th Street Fantasy convention this weekend. I think I’ll still squeeze in revisions to The Way on Wednesday and Thursday, though. Fingers crossed.
Inception
Spent the past couple of days roughing out a new idea. Just a distraction, for now, before I finish this pass on the Way book1, part 1, but it’s good to let the ideas flow when they come. This time, something set in an apocalyptic future.
WorldCon
I decided to take a little working vacation and have made plans to attend Seattle WorldCon in August. Yeah, yeah, I know there’s a bit of a controversy with them using AI to sort their panelists, but I’m a small fish in a big pond so am not too worried about it right now. Maybe I should be?
Workshopping
Not getting a lot of my own writing done this week as I’m reading and commenting on a couple of stories for other people. It’s good to have these critique partners to offer feedback, so it’s only right to return the favor. A couple just happened to pile up at once.
Project Koshchei
Ooh! The secret project now has a (working) name. “Project Koshchei” is not in the alpha stage, and I’m eagerly waiting for feedback form readers.
Smoothing The Way (Part 1)
Doing a smoothing pass on the complete first part of The Way. Working on arc progression and voice, and always continuity. Looking better every time I go through it. Maybe someday we’ll get it done.
4th Street
I registered for 4th Street Fantasy, a single-track writer’s convention held in June in a suburb west of Minneapolis. If you’re a writer, either aspiring or experienced, this one is worth checking out. Maybe I’ll see you there.
Happy Endings
Had a great time at Minicon 58, over the weekend. As usual, when I attend these cons that have a strong writing component, I come out of them motivated to get back to work. This con was no different. I attended several good panels that helped me think about my craft, even those with topics I had previously spent time thinking about. It’s always nice to have new perspectives, or reinforcing some I already knew. Time to get back to work.
Con Time!
Well, it turns out I got on a jury for two-day trial, and am already done with my commitment for at least the next four years. That means, it’s con-time. MiniCon 58 is this weekend. Come on down an enjoy a little geek culture. Maybe I’ll see you there.
Jury Duty!
Well, today’s excuse to not get many words written is brought to you Jury Duty. I don’t really know, yet, what that entails. I report tomorrow, and hope I’ll find out then what the next two weeks will look like. Who knows, maybe I’ll be sitting in a jury selection room for days and get a lot or writing done, but I’m not holding my breath. My only real hope is that I’ll get out Friday at a reasonable time so I won’t miss much of MiniCon, which is this coming weekend.