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October 14, 2016

Dev Log Friday: Hello World

I was twelve when I wrote my first text parser.  It was in Atari Basic, I think. I’d been playing…


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Published on October 14, 2016 08:00

October 4, 2016

Hardcover Edition Availability

Hey hey. I just got the printer’s proof copies for hardcover editions of Iron Horses Can’t Be Broken, Cold Reboot,…


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Published on October 04, 2016 14:08

September 6, 2016

Cold Reboot Audiodrama Trailer

My cyberpunk thriller novel Cold Reboot has been adapted as an audio-drama for Burning Brigid Media’s Synesthesia Theatre’s second season.…


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Published on September 06, 2016 08:00

August 30, 2016

Reorganization

Frequent visitors to the website may have noticed a few changes this week. First, I added a few banners. Nice,…


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Published on August 30, 2016 08:00

August 26, 2016

Check out these rad postcards

One of the rewards I’ve promised to my $5+ supporters on Patreon are personally mailed postcards every month. Of course,…


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Published on August 26, 2016 08:00

August 23, 2016

Cold Reboot goes wide

Cold Reboot, the first title in the Shadow Decade series of cyberpunk thrillers, has exited its stint in Kindle Unlimited,…


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Published on August 23, 2016 08:00

August 11, 2016

Revision Process Part 1: Scene List

About a month after I finish a novel’s first draft, I’m ready to start the revision process. This generally consists…


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Published on August 11, 2016 08:00

August 2, 2016

The Heartbreak of Short Fiction Paralysis

The better I understand the structure and format of short fiction, the harder I find it to write. I started…


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Published on August 02, 2016 08:00

July 29, 2016

Last Minute GMing: Running the Blank Page

In the prior two posts in this series we came up with a great idea for an RPG session and…


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Published on July 29, 2016 08:00

July 22, 2016

Last Minute GMing: Filling the Blank Page

Continuing our discussion on last-minute prep from last week: The simplest scenario structure is that an antagonist wants something, and…


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Published on July 22, 2016 08:00