Podcast
ARC Readers
With a new book launch in my, very, very, near future I’ve started to wrestle with my marketing and promotion to-do list (my least favorite list). This time around I’m focusing on trying some new tools to get word out Read more
Reading List
Reading List: Spring 2026
Realized the last reading list I did was Spring 2025. I’ve read a few books since then but let’s stay in the present. This collection bounces from semi-post apocalyptic feeling (almost too real for current events), to hopeful sci-fi, to Read more
Podcast
Publishing w/ Joe Mynhardt
Writing a novel isn’t easy. Every step of the way there are hurdles that feel even more insurmountable than the last. Finding the right idea, finding the beats that shape that idea into a story, discovering characters with depth who Read more
Book Updates
May 2026: Zero Trust Updates
I’m titling this post May 2026 but at this point it’s practically June, which is, scary. It’s been a busy month of getting a draft of Zero Trust ready for the editor, which was sent out last week. Bit scary. Read more
Podcast
The First Draft
Also known as the “vomit draft” is one of the most important pieces of the writing process. Without it you have nothing. Without it you can’t get to the most important part of writing, which is rewriting. It’s a blueprint Read more
Reading List
Reading List: Spring 2025
The Windup Girl – Paolo Bacigalupi Not sure how I came across this book but it sounded interesting as a dystopian, cyberpunk, sci-fi novel, which had won the Hugo award back in 2010. I think I enjoyed it. That’s not Read more
Book Updates
HOST Audiobook Available Now!
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 Read more
Podcast
Violence In Writing
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 Read more
Movie Playlist
The Western
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 Read more
Podcast
Tension & Suspense
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 Read more