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December 4, 2013
My Latest Dream Was Disturbing. Let Me Tell You About It.
I have crazily intense dreams. I get them all the time. I’m talking about the dreams you get when you sleep, not aspirations (I have lots of those too). It’s strange what a big part of my life dreaming is. Most people forget their dreams after they wake, but with me they stick around for […]
December 2, 2013
Best Steampunk Costumes of the Week 12/2/13
On Halloween I shared a collection of the best steampunk Halloween costumes of 2013. That post did so well, I decided to make a thing of it. So here is the first in a weekly installment. Enjoy, and don’t forget to share!
November 26, 2013
Steampunk Look-a-like Contest begins soon!
Anyone interested in a steampunk look-a-like contest? Let me know if you’re interested by commenting. All you’ll need to do is send me a photo of you based on the description of a character from my upcoming novel Discovering Aberration. There will be 6 characters from my novel featured in this contest. 3 male, 3 female […]
Discovering Aberration Quote #1 – Tools of the Trade
Here’s my attempt at a Discovering Aberration early marketing push. I took the beautiful cover design based and cut it up to make this first in a series of quotes. I’m hoping that over the course of the next few months these quotes will begin to capture the essence of the novel. Some will […]
November 25, 2013
Update: New Editing Deadline (My Editor is Awesome!) and Progress Report
Last week I let you in on the little secret that I suck at hitting deadlines. I was worried that my editor, Natassia, wouldn’t be able to work me in on her schedule. I emailed her letting her know what was going on, and she responded in the best way possible. (As you can see […]
November 21, 2013
Interview with Michael Brookes, Author of Faust 2.0
Recently I had the pleasure of talking to Michael Brookes, author and game producer, about his latest novel Faust 2.0 wherein a new entity is born on the internet. Is it the rebirth of an ancient evil in a new realm? Or something much worse? He also regularly updates his blog The Cult of Me with author […]
November 18, 2013
Update: Missing Deadlines….
Deadlines suck. I’m just going to say it. When it comes to my novel, I’m a perfectionist. Every time I write something new, I’m constantly convincing myself that if I do this just right it will be my masterpiece. It doesn’t matter how likely or not this is, I think it’s a great state of mind because […]
November 15, 2013
Check out my interview on The Cult of Me
Today I was interviewed by +Michael Brookes on his blog The Cult of Me. He asked me some great questions, so check it out when you get the chance. Share this post for extra weekend karma! Here’s a preview when asked about authors I admire: There are tons of authors I admire, each for vastly different reasons. […]
November 14, 2013
The Most Popular Books of All Time [INFOGRAPHIC]
I found this infographic about the most popular books of all time very interesting. I really love a good infographic, especially when it features something I love like literature. If you ever find one out there in the digital cosmos, feel free to send it my way. Explore more infographics like this one on the […]
November 13, 2013
Update: The Editing Grind
Discovering Aberration updates are coming slower these days. Back when I was in the midst of drafting I made sure to post a writing report at least once a week, but these days those reports would look a little like this: Still editing. So if you were enjoying those updates and wonder where they’ve gone, […]
