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July 2, 2018
It's Really Late and I Just Ate a Bag of Skittles (#IWSG July 2018)
It's after midnight and I just finished writing a short story (the second one in two months!) but I'm not going to bed because I just realized that's IWSG was bumped up a day because of you silly Americans and your independence. So here I am pounding out a few more words before I drag my weary carcass off to the blissful oblivion of sleep. The story was, I think, pretty good. Much better than
June 5, 2018
Write Story, Place in Drawer (#IWSG June 2018)
I wrote a short story last month. It wasn't very good and it will probably never see the light of day, but it was the first one I've written in a long time (seven or eight months, for sure), so it was nice to finally get back into it. Life has started to settle back into a routine. There's still plenty of bad stuff happening but we're learning to deal with it. Oh and hey, in case you missed
May 25, 2018
Book Release: SOME VERY MESSY MEDIEVAL MAGIC by C. Lee McKenzie
Fellow Tick Tock: A Stitch in Crime contributor C. Lee McKenzie has a new book available that I think everyone should check out. If you love intricately-plotted fantasy with a bend toward younger readers, then this is definitely for you. THE BOOK! Pete’s stuck in medieval England! Pete and his friend Weasel thought they’d closed the Time Lock. But a young page from medieval times, Peter
May 23, 2018
STRANGELY FUNNY V NOW AVAILABLE!
Tick Tock: A Stitch in Crime is still chugging along strong, but I was surprised last night to discover that the other anthology featuring one of my stories, STRANGELY FUNNY V, is now available at Amazon! BUY IT NOW AT AMAZON.COM I knew the publisher, Mystery & Horror, wanted to get it out before the end of May, but since I only saw the galleys last week I didn't think it was going to
May 9, 2018
STRANGELY FUNNY V COVER REVEAL!
I said I would have a story appearing in another anthology later this month, but I can't remember if I mentioned the name of it. Well, here I am now to reveal not only the title but also the cover of said anthology, and it's STRANGELY FUNNY V! Strangely Funny is an annual anthology of comic supernatural and horror short stories published by Mystery and Horror, LLC. I actually had a story
May 4, 2018
May the 4th Be With You (And Roll to Dodge)
NERD ALERT: This post is mostly about role-playing and table-top games, and features lots of stories of me playing with my friends when we were teenagers. Your interest in the topic may vary tremendously. For those who don't care about RPG's, I throw in a few funny behind the scenes pictures from Star Wars. Those are always good for a laugh. I wrote a long post last year on the 40th
May 2, 2018
Like A Screaming Hippo in a Bobsled (#IWSG May)
Every month I talk about (or at least hint about) all the shitty stuff going on in my life. Today I'm not going to do that. I'm going to be positive for once, and celebrate the release of TICK TOCK: A STITCH IN CRIME. If you're reading this you're probably members of the IWSG, so I won't go into detail on the backstory of the anthology. Instead I'll just add that I'm proud of the story I
May 1, 2018
Book Release: TICK TOCK: A STITCH IN CRIME!
It seems like it's been forever (actually it's only been about 4 months, which is pretty quick in the publishing world), but the TICK TOCK anthology is officially available today! Observe. In case you've been living under a rock these last four months (technically six months, since the submission deadline closed), Tick Tock: A Stitch in Time is a collection of eleven crime and mystery
April 4, 2018
April Fools (#IWSG April)
Life sucks right now. Just setback after setback. I'll spare you the specific details, and try to find solace in a few positive writing-related events that are happening. So not only is Tick Tock: A Stitch in Crime less than a month from release (pre-order it right here!), I just signed the contract for another anthology that will be released in a couple of months. That's pretty exciting,
March 27, 2018
BOOK RELEASE: Death by Adverb by Rebecca Douglass
Today is the official release for the latest entry in the Pismawallops Mystery series, "DEATH BY ADVERB" by Rebecca M. Douglass. I love the title, and the book looks fabulous. In honour of this momentous occasion, I turn my blog over to Rebecca to give you all the details of this latest thrilling caper, so that you can do yourself a favour and grab your very own copy of DEATH BY ADVERB. Take it
