F.C. Shultz's Blog: Rocket Weekly

Launching my Youtube channel (for writers!)

Don’t Write That Book (the best writing advice I’ve ever received)

I’m launching my Youtube channel with short, weekly (every Wednesday) videos on writing. The goal is to help writers write (and publish) their books and hit their writing goals. Head over to my Youtube channel to check out the first video and to subscribe.

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If you’re like me, you’ve probably got a story idea for a huge, space opera with different civilizations and ...

Virtual Poetry Reading for National Poetry Month 2023

When my debut poetry collection, An Honest Life Is Immortal, was published in the fall of 2020, we decided to make a virtual poetry reading to commemorate the release.

I read a handful of poems from the book, including the one about public bathroom graffiti that opens the entire collection. You can watch the clip of “Woe to the Porcelain Poets” below.

In addition to original poems from the book, I read a few of my all-time favorite poems by my all-time favorite poets. Here’s the...

Writing Retreat at The Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow

What is The Writers’ Colony?

Back in October, at the Joplin Writers’ Faire, I won a three night stay at The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Having never heard of it before, I Googled it and started planning my trip.

The Colony ...

My debut novel, The Rose Weapon, hit #5 on Amazon's bestseller list.

Last week, my friend and fellow author Lancelot Schaubert reviewed my debut novel, The Rose Weapon, a magical realism book about a dragon, vikings and honor, and posted it on his website (which you can read here). Here’s an excerpt of the review:

“It’...

A New Serialized Post-Apocalyptic, Technothriller Book from F.C. Shultz

I’m excited to announce WHEN SPARROWS FALL my first fiction release in a year and a half (I’m Going Now — a feel-good frontier novella, was released in July 2021). When Sparrows Fall is part one of a six part story that will be released on the first of ev...