The Controversy of Talent
Every now and then, I come across a professional creative throwing a fit about people using the word “talent.” These rants tend to fall along the lines of, “Talent isn’t…
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Bad Book Reviews
Last week, I did a post about how people’s relationship with reading has evolved or, more accurately, devolved. How college professors are seeing more and more students incapable of completing…
The New Illiteracy
As an author, I have a particular interest in whether or not people are reading. As a member of society in general, though, the frustration runs much deeper than just…
Deep Plotting and Continuity in Storytelling
If you’ve read anything I’ve written or followed me on Bluesky for any amount of time, you probably already know what a hardcore Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan I am….
Today’s the Day!
Between the Worlds is finally here! I’ve been working on this book for so long, it’s almost hard to believe it’s actually done and out in the world! It’s been…
Writing Goals: 2026
So, this week’s category is “Writing Process,” and my schedule says today’s topic is supposed to be about writing in a season/episode format. I’m struggling with writing that, though, mainly…
Why I Write in Fictional Cities
So, my notes for this post started out with “because I’m a control freak?” and I won’t claim that’s not true. It’s not the whole of it, but I most…
Why Are You Talking About My Pants?
If you happen to be a writer, or have spent more than three or four seconds around a group of us, you’ll have likely heard this question before: Are you…
Naughty Language in Fiction
Shit piss fuck cunt cocksucker motherfucker tits. If you recognize that list of words, you’re probably old, like me. (Maybe even older—the list itself is almost the same age I…
Getting the Writing Done
So, last week was the first post in my “Worldbuilding” category. This week, it’s the Writing Process. By which I mean (for the most part, anyway) my writing process. I…
A Flash of Red
Another of my old-old stories; this one from 2003 (though the version here is a 2011 minor revision.) This was originally a contest entry (3rd place!) in a “Twisted Fairy…
Where Are You?
This is an old short story from ~2007. It was published on a horror fiction website called Midnight in Hell, under my old pen name. I tried the old link…
I Did the Thing!
As of last Friday, the ENTIRE first season of The Nexus is out there in the world. Whew! I have to admit, I feel pretty accomplished. I remember the days…
Switching Gears
So, the first book of The Nexus is out in the world, doing its thing. It’s only book one at this point but, other than final editing and polishing, all…
Project Updates May 2024
I’ve been talking a lot over the past few weeks about my new series, The Nexus. Those books will be coming out starting June 14th and continuing through September 2025….
The Lure of Shiny Objects
Ask any writer what their biggest distraction from writing is, and after “TV” and “napping” will inevitably come the same answer: the bright, shiny object of a new idea. People…