“The world has changed. I feel it in the earth. I feel it in the water. I smell it in the air.*” Autumn is coming. What that means is kinda dependent on where you are. For me, Autumn looks like this: (Click to fully fill your eyeballs) Now I’m not saying that this is what …
In a previous post, I shared a bit about what goes on when I’m creating a character. I can’t say that I’m surprised to find that the process has changed a little bit. I’m still doing the character sheet, but there have been a few tweaks along the way. For example, I got rid of …
Earlier this month, for purely selfish reasons*, I challenged my friend, Lillian Archer to commit to posting a new entry on her blog, once a week, for the remainder of August. For myself, I committed to posting an extra entry once a week. Lillian rose to the challenge admirably and I am happy to report …
Welcome to the end of the August Blog post Challenge. Yes, I know it’s not August anymore, but this is the week that August ended, so I figure that gets me a little bit of wiggle room. This is one of those, peculiar things that I think all newer writers need to hear, before they …
Hi there Everyone! This week, I’m happy to be hosting a stop on Jean Rabe’s “The Dead of Night” Blog tour. Jean has been kind enough to stop by with an excerpt from The Dead of Night and she was patient enough to field some questions from me. And, if that wasn’t cool enough, make sure …
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It’s been a long week. And it’s only Thursday. I’ve been having a hard time sleeping, lately. A big part of it is allergies. Summer is knocking heads with fall and I’m seeing temperature fluctuations as large as 30 degrees between morning and nightfall. That sort of stuff plays hell with my sinuses. Add to …
As some of you may know, I’m working on polishing up a novel with my agent. Before I had gotten to this point, there had always been the, seemingly eternal, question: What do I work on, when I’m not working on THE BOOK? Do I start writing book 2? Do I start working on something different? …
Let me take you back in time. The year is somewhere around 1986. I’m in High School and having a rough time of it. Aside from my loose bundle of friends, I often found solace and escape in books and comics. About this time, I saw “My Favorite Year” for the first time. To this …
It’s been an interesting month. I’m using that word in the context of four weeks having gone by, and I’m going to call what’s been going on “New Author Jitters” though I expect that the “New” part is going to be a misnomer on my part. Let me set the stage for you: Earlier this …
Surprise!!! There are two Blog posts this week! What? This was sparked by Tee Morris taking part in the Dog Days of Summer Podcast challenge. The gist of the challenge was to put up a podcast a day for the entire month of August. Now I’m not into podcasting (yet…), but …