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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Kevin Smith Got Me Writing – Part 1
I am representative of GenrerationX. We aren’t the darling of the media anymore like the Millenials are or a dominant group like the Boomers but we have our own unique ‘damn the man’ attitude that has produced some excellent art over the last twenty years. …
Read MoreShort Story ‘Twenty Steps’ to be Published in BardsandSages.com Great Tome Anthology Series
My short story “Twenty Steps” will be published by BardsandSages.com as a part of their Great Tome series. I couldn’t be happier with the name of this particular volume: Publication date is set for June 2016. I am truly honored to be a part of this …
Read MoreThe Whole Story of How Made Safe Found a Publisher
Here is the full story of Made Safe’s publishing journey. So far… Listen, folks, if you don’t have some guts you won’t get published. I found that out early on. Around five or so years ago I made a conscious decision to stop thinking about …
Read MoreInterview with Des Moines Writer’s Workshop founder Beth Burgmeyer
Beth Burgmeyer writes upmarket and women’s fiction. She loves to write about real life, about characters who are struggling with serious, life changing issues. Beth has several completed manuscripts and is starting the process of querying literary agents. Several of her manuscripts have finaled and placed in …
Read MoreDes Moines Writer’s Workshop Post
I am guest blogging over at Des Moines Writer’s Workshop. I wanted to write about what a great help they are to my writing. Go check it out!
Read MoreThe return of The X-Files and what it means to my storytelling
Tonight Mulder and Scully return to FOX for a six episode run of The X-Files. I fell in love with the show during college watching the new episodes every Sunday night. I did bail on the show after David Duchovny left but I did turn …
Read MoreThe Bechdel Test and why I’m an asshole
I went to Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens yesterday and for many reasons, I am very interested in strong female characters in film and fiction. A big one on the top of my mind is the imminent arrival of my daughter(due date of …
Read MoreMy Crime Novel Made Safe has found a home!
The short of it. Made Safe has found a publisher! Pandamoon Publishing has acquired my crime novel Made Safe! It’s been a crazy few weeks but expect to see it published in summer 2016. Here is part of the official release. Pandamoon Publishing is …
Read MoreFeast of Mages – Thirteen thousand words
I am thirteen thousand words into my epic fantasy novel which I am tentatively calling Feast of Mages and as a pantser but that is ok. Some things I’ve had to world build so far include city governance, disposal of bodies, religion, food supply, …
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