determined heroines, vivid worlds, daring missions
I'm back online, spending August writing in the Arizona desert. It has been a month of flash rainstorms, hail and 110-degree days. I'm working in coffee shops, at restaurants and at my parents' kitchen table. There have been distractions in the form of my siblings, an escaped tortoise named Bob Marley and the entire Harry Potter… Continue reading Book 2, Draft 2
For the next week, I'll be at sea. I wish that was as dramatic as it sounds. I'm going on an Alaska cruise, not some hardcore high seas adventure. However, I'm viewing it as a research trip in addition to a vacation. Seabound is set primarily on a post-apocalyptic cruise ship. It's easy enough to do research for the… Continue reading Going off the grid…
My name is Jordan Rivet and I am an author.I announced this pen name in a video a few days ago, along with the news that I quit my day job to write for six months and publish my new post-apocalyptic series. In my other life, I write creative non-fiction about Hong Kong, expat life, student… Continue reading Becoming Jordan Rivet
I'm wrapping up my first working day as a full-time writer. Here's the story about what I'll be doing for the next 6 months:And here are a few things I've learned so far:1 - I've never been a morning person, but I'll hop out of bed and get to work if I love what I'm doing. I… Continue reading Lessons from my first day as a full-time writer
Jordan Rivet 