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A Conscious Dreamer

“The writer is by nature a dreamer – a conscious dreamer.” ~Carson McCullers

Making A Clock

“Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author.” ~Jean de la Bruyere

Snow In Spring

Forecasts called for more than foot of snow on the first day of spring. Weird. Unexpected. Bothersome. Coats put away for the season had to be dug out from the dry-wash pile, winter boots placed up top on the shoe…Read more ›

Indie Author Fringe 2016 Speakers Announced

Check out the amazing line up for the first Indie Author Fringe Event for 2016 which kicks off at 10am on Friday April 17th (London Time). Click on the link below to find out details. Source: Indie Author Fringe 2016 Speakers

First Lines: My Grandmother Exploded

“It was the day my grandmother exploded.” First line from The Crow Road by Iain Banks

Pesky Characters Torment Writer Into A Long-term Commitment

When someone first starts writing, they hardly know what they’re getting into. For sure, they don’t know what the characters they’ve imagined to life are capable of. I’ll tell you, they’re capable of torture. That was one of the discussions we…Read more ›

Finally!

Finished it! The first draft of The Eternity Prophecy is now complete. Finally! Some books take forever to write and I had my first experience with such a sticky book. The Eternity Prophecy is a short novel, straddling social science fiction…Read more ›

Old Thing In A New Way

“The secret of good writing is to say an or to say a new thing in an old way.” ~Richard Harding Davis

Abiogenesis

I love Vimeo. It is a treasure trove of creative works, my favorite among them are the science fiction shorts. They are perfect when your brain needs a break or a creative trigger. But, be warned, you could easily end…Read more ›

First Lines: House With A Million Rooms

“I was born in a house with a million rooms, built on a small, airless world on the edge of an empire of light and commerce that the adults called the Golden Hour, for a reason I did not yet…Read more ›