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Bad Guys, the Truth and Clarity

I had a dream about one of my characters once. It was a bad guy…uh…antagonist. Anyway, he just showed up in this dream where he had no place in being. He said and did some not so nice things and then strolled off into the mist of the dream world. I woke up thinking to [...]

Big Ol' Writing Goals

Title_______________RED TOME Sub-Title___________Book Two of The Progeny Current Word Count__4,300 Goal Word Count____110,000 ========================================== It has begun! It took me seven years to write my first novel, The Weight Of Night, a tale of demigods and gods, of love and loss and treachery and destiny. To be receiving the wonderful reviews and ratings I have [...]

GODS BEHAVING BADLY

Pulled from Rotten Tomatoes' Weekly Ketchup: CHRISTOPHER WALKEN IS ONE OF THE GODS BEHAVING BADLY HBO just recently confirmed development of a series based on Neil Gaiman's American Gods, and now a very similar independent comedy is also being produced, based on the Marie Phillips novel Gods Behaving Badly. Alicia Silverstone and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Lake [...]

Books To Love Forever

Favorite books I was conversing via email with one of my heroes this week: Allan Cole. You see, I'm rereading "Sten", his novel with Chris Bunch, for…oh, perhaps the eleventh time. If you haven't read ay of Allan and Chris' Hollywood Misadv...

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SCOTT NICHOLSON talks at Strong Scenes

Scott Nicholson, one of the best-known (and most beloved) indie horror authors gives some insight to writing and the industry over at the website Strong Scenes.  Check out his wise musings on a career in the digital age and some advice...

DarkRedPress cover for "In Bleed Country" re-release

My boss and head of DRP is currently editing the book.  I'll be adding in three additional short stories at the end, centering on the background of certain characters: The Bound Mother, The Swansong, and that bastard scarecrow, McKiern...

What the hell are you doing?

In my last blog entry I talked about the frugal use of leftovers, writing scraps that may yet see use at some point. Where do these writing scraps some from? Today I have a good example.
I really wanted to do some writing today, but I have my head up m...

Books To Love Forever

Favorite books I was conversing via email with one of my heroes this week: Allan Cole. You see, I'm rereading "Sten", his novel with Chris Bunch, for…oh, perhaps the eleventh time. If you haven't read ay of Allan and Chris' Hollywood Misadventures, you are missing out on some wonderful insight and hilarity. Anyway, Sten ranks [...]