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When Real Life Interrupts Your Writing Life

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So on several fronts, it’s been a very interesting year. I sold my house and moved to Chesapeake, Virginia because I like Virginia and I enjoy the shore (although I get incredibly seasick on a boat). I love being able to bike along the beach. It’s very relaxing. There are wonderful state parks to hike […]

PAGE International Screenplay Writing Contest – The Judge Speaks!

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I submitted ZAK CORBIN: MASTER OF MACHINES as a screenplay in this year’s PAGE International Screenplay Writing Contest. The script got as far as the quarter finals, but made it no further. What was very exciting, however, was the judge’s feedback that was sent to me this morning. Now, I am hesitant (IN A WORLD […]

Did You Enjoy Comic-Con?

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Now that I’m hip deep in new writing, I’m going to start posting some stats and a little info: Current  Word Count: 23,392 Current Chapter: 11 Summary: This is a historical fantasy set during the Russian Revolution. The royal family has been marked for death. A mysterious savior appears in the night and whisks the main […]

ZAK CORBIN: MASTER OF MACHINES clears 700K on Wattpad

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I was so pleased and thrilled to see the following for ZAK CORBIN: MASTER OF MACHINES on Wattpad‘s site this morning: Sometime over the past few days, the seven hundred thousandth reader stopped by to check out Zak, Lisabeth, Jason, Odie and of course Pogo. I am extremely pleased to see so many people enjoying […]

A Thousand Words: Pictures Help Bring Life to Stories

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All stories come from the nugget of an idea. The idea itself can come in many forms: lying in your bed, watching television, reading a news story, talking with friends, a visit to some place that sets off an internal memory. As writers, we drive ourselves nuts trying to figure out what we’re going to […]

“How To Train Your Dragon 2″, Missed It By That Much

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Warning: this article contains some spoilery references to Dreamworks How To Train Your Dragon 2, as well the original, How To Train Your Dragon. Read at your own peril. I don’t do extensive reviews. Most of the time, if a movie intrigues me or misses the mark, I make a one sentence blurb about it […]

Status Report, Scotty!

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Much has changed since my last posting on this poor, deserted Interwebs thing called my blog. I thought it would be nice to keep folks informed on what’s going down. So like the chief engineer on board a certain starship, there’s news both good and bad… 1) MOVIN’ ON UP: I picked myself up from […]

If The Relationship Isn’t Working, “Let It Go”

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I know. You’re invested. You spent how-many weeks, months or years living with your significant other. It’s not just a relationship either, it’s a place where you get to meet up with old friends, reminisce about old times and thrill to the earlier days when sparks flew. But things get stale. Reminiscing about the old times is […]

Divertir Publishing to release Briley, Zak and more into the wild!

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I am very pleased to announce that Divertir Publishing will be the official home of my written work.  As mentioned in owner Kenneth Tupper’s blog post,  he enjoyed the manuscript I submitted and expressed his desire to publish it as well as my other stories, including ZAK CORBIN and more. I’m also extremely (as in […]

ZAK CORBIN Gallery

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