Tiger Gray's Blog, page 15

Saying you want something fresh only goes so far

If you want something new and innovative, you have to buy it. This video is about video games, but can be applied to any creative medium.

Cracked 20k on the Anita Blake inspired novel

This is a very rough draft:


“Come on, Saffie. Why do you make me come to this place?”
I had to admit it, Wicked Grounds always made me uncomfortable. Sure, you could get all the usual things, like rich mochas with pillowy snowdrifts of homemade whip cream on top. Or maybe a slice of blueberry lemon loaf and a double shot of espresso, a muddy cup of French press coffee, whatever your poison was

Changeling: the Lost or what am I doing now

Right now, Onyx Path Publishing is looking for freelance writers. I picked up my first Werewolf: the Apocalypse book at thirteen, and the World of Darkness has had an immeasurable effect on my work since then. One of the first novella length things I ever saw through to the end was a piece of Werewolf fanfiction. To say I want this job with a deep and all encompassing passion would be

Why Russel Smith's article is a pile of clickbait shit

Sometimes, a thing gets under my skin so much that the only way to purge it is to write about it. Actually, that sums up my entire writing career. In this case, I've been compelled to engage in this type of catharsis by this article, entitled "Russel Smith: Want a Better World? Don't Come Crying to Me". Before we go any further, the article he's talking about is this one, entitled "Don't Applaud

Anita Blake inspired novel, wip excerpt

Here's a little more from the ms:



I pressed the door [to my loft] open and stepped inside, coming around through the kitchen to put a bag of groceries on the counter. I turned and walked through the living room, intending to go and rest my forehead against the cool, blue walls the way I did when there was too much in my brain, as if I were putting my head in the freezer on a hot day. I'd read

Another excerpt from the Anita Blake inspired novel

We filed out and in to the police van while the lead hostage negotiator patched in to 911 and got the brief from them. The guy looked like he could handle pretty much anything, lean like a greyhound but with remote grey eyes that told me his slight body was just to lull people in to a false sense of security. There was steel underneath all that, and he gave me the impression that he was a

Robert Lashley wrote another great article you should totally read

Robert Lashley is an incredible poet, playwright, and essayist, and in his latest piece he talks about Inez Andrews and her contribution to gospel music. Don't miss out.

Excerpt from the ms inspired by Anita Blake

Here's an excerpt from what I did today. This is from the ms inspired by Anita Blake:

There were some advantages to not having a partner or kids. One of them was qualifying for S.W.A.T. as quickly as I had; without much of a social life I needed something to fill the time, and soaking up as much special training as possible worked out quite nicely. Today was going to be my first run with the

Facebook gets something right

Fuck yeah Facebook

I never thought I'd say this, but Facebook is awesome. Users can finally choose gender identity markers beyond Male and Female. The range of options is truly impressive. I think all trans people of all identities struggle with the lack of validation at some point in their lives and journeys. Cisgender (not trans) people get to see themselves everywhere and everything around

Meet Akua

From the book inspired by Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter:

I knew Akua, of course. Or more properly, Akua Nyaméama Pereko Nsia. Since she was the major power in the vampire underworld of San Fransisco, I would have been seriously remiss if I’d underestimated her by not researching every damn thing I could about her. I knew what all her names meant, when she had died, when she had risen. Pereko meant