I live in a pretty wild and remote place. Living out here can lead to wild hair and a good tangle every once in a while. The other morning I slid and climbed down a steep hillside while tracing the line that brings water to the camper. Somewhere along the way it was blocked and […]
Rural Fantasy
by ima erthwitch
Musings during tax time
I’ve had my head buried in product descriptions and ledgers this week. It’s tax time. Well, it’s been ‘tax time’ for a few months now and the deadline is looming. Hence my renewed dedication to getting it finished. I also have some Forest Folk I want to list on the Wild Ozark shop pages, but […]
New trilogy title and themed covers for all
I’ve been working on the second book in what used to be my Bounty Hunter trilogy. The title just didn’t do much for the marketing of the first book, though, and I’ve been trying to come up with something better for a long time. Now there is a new trilogy title. Introducing Renegade Agents of […]
The Curse of the Creative Mind
Yesterday was a super-productive day for me, but boy it was hectic. I had things to make and words to write. Both wanted to be done at the same time. Oh, if only I could make a clone of myself to do my creative bidding while I worked on other projects. But that could become […]
Idea for a Scene from a Handful of Rose Hips
I rarely get inspiration for full stories all in one fell swoop. Most of the time I just get an idea for a scene. Sometimes it’s a scene for which there is no story yet. Yesterday as I gathered rose hips from the short bushes on one of the logging roads at Wild Ozark, a […]
Back to writing
After another too long interruption, I’m back to attempting a daily wordcount. Today so far I’ve added 263 words to chapter 10 of 2nd Hit. I did those this morning and now that I’ve got supper simmering I think I’ll go add a few more. I have lots of excuses for not writing regularly, but […]
What are Farkleberries? Or did I just make that up?
If you’ve read First Hunt, you might have noticed the part where Treya is tasked with gathering farkleberries. Are They Real? You might have wondered if such a berry is a real thing, or if I just made it up along with all the other made up things in that story. So there you have […]
In the Blink of an Eye
I set out to write a new first sentence, maybe two or three, for The First Hunt. 500 words later I realized I’d rewritten the entire first chapter. And so it turns out that in the blink of an eye my story has a new beginning that better sets the tone and introduces the protagonist, […]