The journey of a writer who wasn’t “born to write.”Highlights, lowlights, snippets of fantasy fiction, and personal miscellany included. Start Reading Learn More Featured Posts Featured February 4, 2021 excerpt, short story, iriseed, fiction Story Preview: Knightly Virtues February 4, 2021 excerpt, short story, iriseed, fiction Falquenne is a disgruntled knight struggling to make ends meet for her family amid post-war chaos. Her pursuit of gainful self-employment is complicated by her a specter of her brother's past. Read more → February 4, 2021 excerpt, short story, iriseed, fiction January 26, 2021 writing, progress, update, column A Writer’s Journal - 2021.01.26 January 26, 2021 writing, progress, update, column Building upon my first “writing checkpoint” article, I decided to write a weekly column detailing the latest events in my writing adventure. Read more → January 26, 2021 writing, progress, update, column January 15, 2021 writing, medium, motivation, reflection ‘Just Start Writing’, They Said: 90 Days Later January 15, 2021 writing, medium, motivation, reflection I’m not really a professional writer if my writing hasn’t made any money, right? Read more → January 15, 2021 writing, medium, motivation, reflection January 11, 2021 excerpt, short story, iriseed, writing, fiction Story Preview: Savage Politics January 11, 2021 excerpt, short story, iriseed, writing, fiction Read more → January 11, 2021 excerpt, short story, iriseed, writing, fiction January 10, 2021 medium, writing, originality, ideation Make It Personal: On Leveraging References and Preferences January 10, 2021 medium, writing, originality, ideation Read more → January 10, 2021 medium, writing, originality, ideation November 22, 2020 writing, personal development, blogging, meta Why I Didn’t Want to Start a Blog November 22, 2020 writing, personal development, blogging, meta I wanted to be a content creator for years, but I spent more time making excuses than brainstorming ideas for content. Here’s how I got over it. Read more → November 22, 2020 writing, personal development, blogging, meta Get new content instantly Add no-reply@merickvaughn.com to your Safe Senders list to ensure you receive these updates. No spam, just original stories and articles. Emails will only be used to deliver content from merickvaughn.com. Twitter Feed
Falquenne is a disgruntled knight struggling to make ends meet for her family amid post-war chaos. Her pursuit of gainful self-employment is complicated by her a specter of her brother's past.