There seems to have been a lot of schizophrenia talk popping up lately like in a previous Write On with Dr. Brian Cohn. and a random conversation on the origins of an R.E.M. song I had with Dr. Sarah K. Stephens the other day. I, …
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Wonder of Words Panel Takeaways
Saturday, June 18th a group from the Des Moines Writer’s Workshop(I was a lucky panelist) held a panel at the Wonder of Words Festival in downtown Des Moines, IA. The turnout was fantastic as we talked about the paths to publishing and our personal setbacks …
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Wonder of Words Festival June 18th 2016 – Des Moines, IA
My credentials arrived for Wonder of Words Festival in Des Moines, IA in less than two weeks (if you look closely you can see I tore the parking pass in my excitement to see them). I am part of a panel with my fellow Des Moines Writer’s …
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Interview with Daniel Willers Author of Heir of Chaos
This week I had a chance to interview fantasy author Daniel Willers about his new book Heir of Chaos (Blake Heira Book 1). Daniel Willers is a fellow member of the Des Moines Writer’s Workshop. When did you know you wanted to be a writer? …
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Book Review – The Juliet by Laura Ellen Scott
I just finished The Juliet by Laura Ellen Scott. I knew I was in for a great mystery novel based on all the buzz
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Podcasts for the Crime/Mystery Author
I write mystery/suspense (*ahem Made Safe out Fall 2016 from Pandamoon Publishing) fiction and I am always on the lookout for interesting new angles and ideas for my writing. Here is a short list of podcasts
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Write On: Hemmed In! I talk Ernest Hemingway with Sarah K. Stephens
This is the second post in my collaboration with Sarah K. Stephens that we are calling Write On. It is a deep dive into some topics that interest us. Here is one of the questions I answered on Hemingway. 5. For all of our readers …
Read MoreWrite On: Sharp Objects and Self-Injury (NSSI)
A few weeks back Sarah K. Stephens and I decided to collaborate on a project we are calling Write On. Sarah is a developmental psychologist with a Ph.D. from Penn State University. I think Sarah describes the intent of the project best: Today my friend and Pandamoon …
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Explain to me why Darth Vader is targeting my kids
I feel like I missed something. I am a fairly recent father. My son is two years old and my daughter is four months. When did Darth Vader become a children’s teddy bear? Why not an actual teddy bear like creature like Wicket the Ewok? …
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Kevin Smith Got Me Writing – Part 2
The meat. The goods. Why did Kevin Smith get my writing? In Part 1 of this post I tried to explain how a creative person was crushed by the system that he’d been a part of for twenty years. He made all the movies and …
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