Well, I finally made it home. It's going to take me a while to get readjusted. In the meantime, if you missed my story "The Sorcerer" in Bards and Sages' Tome of Mystics, you can now read it free on Bewildering Stories! Also, my novella with Fantasia Divinity will release in two or three days … Continue reading Welcome Me Home by Reading a Story
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My Writing Process, or Dirty Dancing with the Muses
Some people are plotters, some people leave their characters adrift in hopes they will do something interesting. Stephen King is in the latter camp, adamantly a member of the let-the-characters-do-their-thing party. I imagine Tolkien must have been a plotter, and a big one. He started out building a language and then wrote a story for it. I'm … Continue reading My Writing Process, or Dirty Dancing with the Muses
SHARE: 8 Unstoppable Rules For Writing Killer Short Stories
So like the last share, this is another article I came across in one of my Facebook groups that I almost never pay attention to. The article 8 Unstoppable Rules for Writing Killer Short Stories by Charlie Jane Anders offers a lot of good advice. This advice is more applicable to genre stories like science fiction and fantasy, but if … Continue reading SHARE: 8 Unstoppable Rules For Writing Killer Short Stories
SHARE: Tips for novelists
The first rule of write club is: don't talk about write club! The second rule of write club is: there are no rules! (Which, of course, negates rule one, and more interestingly, itself, which then un-negates rule one...) I follow a bunch of blogs and Facebook groups that discuss writing. More often than not, the discussion is not very … Continue reading SHARE: Tips for novelists
Resistance – 3LineTales Week 66
They came in the dead of night, dropping out of the sky like autumn snowflakes. With their guns they took our city, but a few of us escaped to resist their tyranny. A bomb on the transmission tower will let them know we are not done fighting! *Written as a response to the Three Line … Continue reading Resistance – 3LineTales Week 66
New Release on The Flash Fiction Press
One of my Iric stories was posted today on The Flash Fiction Press. It was originally posted on this blog as Volume 11 of the "Adventures of Iric" series. With some editing and fine tuning, I was able to find a home for it at FFP. I am very happy about that. Check it out! -- … Continue reading New Release on The Flash Fiction Press
Here’s to breaking new ground! – Check out my story now on Eternal Remedy
Things seem to be picking up for me. I had another story published today, this time by Eternal Remedy. This story was originally posted on my blog under the title The Adventures of Iric, Vol. 7. A unique title was added during the submission process. The story is now called "Memories of the South." The stuff … Continue reading Here’s to breaking new ground! – Check out my story now on Eternal Remedy
My story is now live on FFM!
My story "No Longer a Pup" is now live on Flash Fiction Magazine. It is a background story for a character that plays an important role in my upcoming book. If you enjoy reading Wolf's origin story here, you'll probably love the misadventures he has in In the Valley of Magic. Check it out! No Longer a … Continue reading My story is now live on FFM!
SHARE: 8 Shows That Will Make You a Better Novelist
This is a really neat article that shows you can learn as much about storytelling from television as from reading standard novels. In the end, writing is just storytelling in a different form. For me, TV and film have always been a major source of inspiration for my writing, which is probably why I tend … Continue reading SHARE: 8 Shows That Will Make You a Better Novelist
A Wretched Sort of Desire – 3LineTales
Irina watched the young, handsome man returning to her--his powerful stride, his lean, fresh body with its smell of smoked ham. He was a good choice; he even came with his own truck. Of course, she would have to change the plates after she devoured him. *Spells! What is wrong with me these days? Get … Continue reading A Wretched Sort of Desire – 3LineTales
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