It’s here! HOST is now available on all major audiobook platforms! Professionally narrated by my good friend, Mark Garkusha, and running about 8 hours, HOST comes alive in a way I didn’t imagine. I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect at first, but Mark crushed it and nailed the tone Read more
I love reading books and watching films across genres. I also like seeing how action / violence is portrayed or used in a story to move along plot and develop a character. To me, action and violence should exist within a story for a reason. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes Read more
I spent April taking a break from my latest manuscript. It’s necessary breathing room that allows me to get a different perspective when I start revisions (which I’ve started). Not wanting to waste that time I shifted focus on another story I’ve been toying with for a few years. A Read more
Tension & Suspense pair together like Tango & Cash, like cheese & crackers, like peanut butter and chocolate, to help keep a reader reading. In a recent episode of Writer Syndrome, we dove into the differences between the two and how they serve each other to keep momentum in a Read more
A first draft of Zero-Trust, my next techno-thriller, has been completed! Back in March I was at about 83% (so specific), my goal was to finish by the end of March, before I went on vacation (featured photo on this post). Which I accomplished. Then dropped the draft in a Read more
A friend of mine, and early beta reader of HOST, told me in their feedback that it felt a little too much of a coincidence that my main character’s father just so happened to be the one who discovered the signal that kicks off the plot. I said that’s fair, Read more
2025 coming in hot! What a year so far. This is what I’ve been reading in that time. That’s all I got. The Old Man – Thomas Perry Started reading this because of the show with the same name, and Jeff Bridges. Enjoyed the show, the book less so. I Read more
March madness! And I’m not even talking about basketball. The weather is changing here in New England, sorta, right now it’s overcast, cold, and windy but we can taste Spring. It’s in the air and I can’t wait for it. But it’s not the only thing I’m excited about right Read more
I think prologues get a bad wrap. I mean, some deserve it, but that’s because the writer used it incorrectly or didn’t pay off what was setup in the prologue. That happens all too often, which leaves readers skipping them because they aren’t useful. Some editors, writers, critics, will say Read more
