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Big News!

Big News! I’m going to be guesting at CONCAROLINAS. Yes, you read that right. I will be at ConCarolinas 2017 in Charlotte, NC as a guest. So much did not see this one coming. Especially right on the heels of being told I wouldn’t be able to vend at GnomeCon here in Savannah because there … Continue reading Big News! →

Timed Challenges and Why I Love Them

If you’ve been around a while, you’ve heard me talk about NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) or the 50k Sprint across the month of November I do nearly every year. Over the last 12 years, I’ve done it and won more than 10 times. In short, I’m a fan. It was my first time challenge. … Continue reading Timed Challenges and Why I Love Them →

Day Eleven – Taking Stock

Day Eleven. That makes it sound like a day of importance, doesn’t it? Unfortunately, I cannot say it is any more important than any other day. It is a day like many others in which I will get up and go to work, deal with problems, come home, work some more, deal with things like … Continue reading Day Eleven – Taking Stock →

This Whole New Year Thing

Here's to a New Year in which I put out more fiction.

A White Funeral [Fiction]

The Deans’ mausoleum walls, stark white with gray veins, crowded close as Alexander stood a few feet from the man acting as priest for the proceeding. Lorelei had never been specifically religious, but in this instance, he felt it necessary to make at least a nod in the direction of the thankless god which had … Continue reading A White Funeral [Fiction] →

What If [001]

I’m working on generating ideas for when I need a new project. The only problem with this is: I usually cannot find them when it comes time to work on something else and thus they never get written. So I will be keeping a record here on my blog and on my FB in order … Continue reading What If [001] →

My Optimism in Death [Bye, Granddaddy]

With the death of my granddaddy, I reflect on my life as I know it and what it means for my writing process.

Let’s Talk about Exposure

So let’s talk about exposure. I write a blog. It’s not a super popular blog, but it gets a little bit of traffic. I also have several books up for sale on Amazon. Therefore, I garner enough attention to get emails that go something like this: We’re really interested in your work. We are a … Continue reading Let’s Talk about Exposure →

Finding Fun to Avoid Procrastination

Raise your hand if you have a problem with procrastination. Uh yeah. Feels great to know I’m not alone, but also a little disheartening exactly how widespread this is. I caught an article by Jeff Goins regarding how to get the work done which outlined the use of negative consequences to get one to finish … Continue reading Finding Fun to Avoid Procrastination →

Rewriting, my personal challenge

All good writing is rewriting. You’ve seen this quote all over the writing world and I do believe that is true. Unfortunately, I am not very good at it. I love the rush forward. I wrote my first book for NaNoWriMo in 2005. (In case you don’t know what that is, it is a novel … Continue reading Rewriting, my personal challenge →