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May 31, 2016
For My First Fan – Why I Write
For My First Fan – Why I Write For Michael Rumsey – on his birthday. Writing is a strange business. There are so many reasons why authors write. For some it is because they have this burning sensation to get a story out there. Something that has germinated to the point of festering that if […]
May 2, 2016
The Conundrum of Native American History and Modern Storytelling
The Conundrum of Native American History and Modern Storytelling So here’s the deal: while peeps have heard about the Haudenosaunee (under the more familiar moniker of “The Iroquois”), with the Mohawk (mostly in part because of that wild punker hairdo of the same name) and Seneca being […]
April 25, 2016
Mohawks, CDIB and the Alt-Worlds of Sci-Fi
Mohawks, CDIB and the Alt-Worlds of Sci-Fi So, last time I wrote about my real passion in writing: The Cove Chronicles. I was in the middle of working on it when Angels of Mercy descended and railroaded my Mohawk natives and their epic Lord of the Rings gone native tale. Needless to say, my now […]
April 18, 2016
Announcing – The Cove Chronicles
Announcing – The Cove Chronicles So I’ve not posted anywhere lately. Seems to be a theme with not only me but several authors out there. I don’t think it’s intentional, but when you write it takes a lot out of you. I’ve just published two works that were but a few months apart. […]
March 10, 2016
Hold On, Wait a Moment … JK Rowling and the Natives
Hold On, Wait a Moment … JK Rowling and the Natives Something is going on in the media and the blogosphere that as a native man I have to comment on. We’re talking about an author who has had tremendous success (and rightfully so – this post does not debate that) who has written a […]
March 6, 2016
When Worlds Collide
When Worlds Collide Writing is a funny business. And by funny, I mean peculiar. The reason I say this is that what any given writer writes about has to come from a place of either economics (wanting to survive by your writings), passion (a story that just won’t let its author go), or as a […]
February 13, 2016
Embracing Equality Means …
Embracing Equality Means … Something has changed. A fundamental shift in what I am doing. You see, I’ve been writing my own life story as a series over at the Violet Quill Redux and that has made me question how I see my own works. Not just the fiction works, either, but all […]
February 5, 2016
Embracing the Improbable
Embracing the Improbable It shouldn’t exist. I never intended it to exist, yet, there it is. What am I babbling about now? My next release – Angels of Mercy – Phoenix in the Fire (due March 2016). The book ostensibly is a work of fiction in and of itself. Its evolution was predicated on […]
January 25, 2016
Poking and the Art of Evolution
Poking and the Art of Evolution I’m a poker. Have been most of my life – probably since childhood. It starts because something catches my interest. I’m like a crow in that way. I bumble along completely thinking of something else or another and then – WHAM! – something catches my eye. Like that crow, […]
January 12, 2016
The Pen IS Mightier …
The Pen IS Mightier … Truly. Who knew? I always thought that was a cliché. Guess not. That shit’s for realz, y’all! So here’s the dealio … I’ve started this thing over a the Violet Quill Redux, another blog site. Yeah, I know, I KNOW. I barely keep up with this one. But […]
