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Knowing when to back out can be hard. Knowing when to keep going can be even harder. Put both of them together and you got yourself a nearly impossible feat. I found myself stuck in one such predicament yesterday. You see, at the beginning of this year I set a goal to have my first […]

Time To Look Back. And Celebrate.

I went on a walk yesterday morning for the first time in months. It may not sound like the biggest achievement in the world, and in reality it probably wasn’t. It was a very short walk, barely thirty minutes long, but it was quiet and I was by myself. No kids. No stroller. No distractions. […]

When Something Sucks, Laugh It Off

Last Friday evening everything that could have gone wrong went wrong, and I had a laughing attack right in the middle of it all. After spending our first five days in our new home, we decided to go have a picnic at the beach for dinner. In case you didn’t know, we moved to the […]

Freeing the Secret Mitty Within You

I first watched Te Secret Life of Walter Mitty when it came out in theaters. It was a different experience for me, since I usually reserve the movie theater for high action movies with lots of visual effects. But I have to admit. That movie was fabulous. The story was original, the cinematography was beautiful, […]

Writing is About Living

Decisions, like most things in life, come down to priorities. I remember reading a post by Nathan Bransford a long time ago where he said something along the lines of, no project or goal is worth pushing aside the most important people in your life. Nathan, please forgive me for not quoting your exact words. […]

Heroes of PHENOMENA!

I just got the signed copy of PHENOMENA in the mail as part of the winning prize for the Heroes of Phenomena contest! For those of you who don’t know, Audiomachine is a production house that specializes in music for motion picture advertising. Some of their most recent campaigns include Maleficent, How to Train Your […]

What Are You Afraid Of?

Fear is one of those inexplicable, gut-wrenching feelings that can prevent you from doing or achieving pretty much anything. I’ve been coming across the term quite a bit lately, in blogs, tweets, Facebook posts, and other media. It has made me wonder, what is it about fear that can be so paralyzing? And how can […]

The Free Hour of Markram Battles!

Happy World Book Day! In case you didn’t know, yes, today is International Book Day. It happens every April 23rd and it is a really fun time to celebrate and promote reading, publishing, and everything book related. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get to the fun part about this post. In honor […]

Read Until Your Eyes Bleed

My eyes aren’t bleeding, yet. But I’m pretty sure I am well on my way to that outcome if I continue on my current path. I’ve been reading a ton, and not necessarily about easily readable topics. It’s all your fault really. That’s right, you are the ones driving this reading madness. The truth is, […]

Death is On!

Markram Battles: Omens of Doom is finally here! Can I just say how excited I am to share Part II of the series with you? Yep. I am very excited. It has been an incredibly fun process and your support and love have made it all the sweeter. I’d like to congratulate the 5 lucky […]