Podcast
Character Names
Some have said naming a character is like naming a kid. Seems extreme to me. If you screw up a kid’s name you don’t have to live with that. I don’t have kids so my characters are more important by Read more…
Book Updates
Next Project Updates and Other Things
September?! I like September but not when it shows up on my doorstep without warning. The last few days here in New England have had a touch of fall in the air. Temperature has dropped to near perfect, and the Read more…
Rant
Franchise Nostalgia and Fan Service
This is going to be more of a rant, so bear with me. Spoilers ahead for Alien: Romulus and other flicks…maybe. Above is how I feel when franchises force nostalgia and previous film nods on me. On release day I Read more…
Reading List
Reading List: Spring 2024
Originally I planned to write up monthly summaries of books I’d read. I’d also planned to read more. Well, time had different plans soooo now I’m grouping them by season / quarter. And since summer is almost over that one Read more…
Writing
Backstory
Backstory! Not mine but those that authors create to give characters depth as they traverse the obstacles thrown at them in a story. That’s the backstory I’m talking about. I’m still navigating the best way to create backstory for my Read more…
Book Updates
HOST One Year Later
This week marked the one year anniversary of the release of my debut novel HOST. In that time I’ve sold close to seven hundred copies across digital and print. I’m a few hundred copies away from breaking even. Not too Read more…
Podcast
Act III Pitfalls
Like the Atari game of the same name (or the reboot SNES title), Act III’s can be like pits in the jungle. One second you’re cruising along vine to vine then it’s down a pit of despair with no return Read more…
Writing
Visit to Green Bank Observatory
Last month I went on a little road trip with my mom to North Carolina to visit some family friends, we decided to take a little detour to West Virginia to visit the Green Bank Observatory. GBO plays a big Read more…
Podcast
Scene Transitions
As part of my revisit basics of writing while I pick away at my second novel, I started to explore scene transitions. In early drafts of HOST, scene transitions were not intentional for me. I think some aspects and points Read more…
Reading List
Reading List: Kicking Off 2024
How is it May already? Deep into finding ways to promote HOST, and finishing a first draft of my next book, I’ve been picking away at my reading list (although I am behind by six books already). I read these Read more…