Today we have the opportunity to mine the wealth of information that longtime educator and author Matt Coleman has accumulated from his sixteen years in the educational system in the state of Arkansas (nine in the classroom). Matt’s debut mystery novel Juggling Kittens released …
Read MoreWrite On: Military and Armed Forces Discussion with Jeff Messick
Go check out the latest Write On over on Sarah K. Stephen’s website. She talks with Jeff Messick a nine-year veteran of the USAF about his experience serving the United States of America as a member of the Air Force. It’s a great interview with …
Read MoreGreat Tomes Vol 2 Audiobook Available on Audible
In the “Dream Come True” department, my story Twenty Steps is available on Audible as an audiobook as part of the Great Tome of Darkest Horrors and Unspeakable Evils anthology published earlier this year by Bards and Sages. Very surreal hearing my story performed by …
Read MoreMindsoak: What’s The Frequency
A few weeks back I interviewed Sarah K. Stephens about mental health issues stemming from a conversation about the backstory to the song What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? A deeper dive into that story is now live on Mindsoak. Here is an excerpt: Dan Rather was …
Read MoreFree copy of The Great Tome Series vol 2 giveaway
I am giving away one copy of The Great Tome of Darkest Evils and Unspeakable Horrors that contains my short story Twenty Steps. I will sign and personalize the copy and mail it to you. In order to win you have to have a United …
Read MoreWrite On: Schizophrenia. What’s the Frequency?
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, …
Read MoreWonder 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 …
Read MoreWonder 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 …
Read MoreInterview 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? …
Read MoreBook 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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