Care to partake of my questionable wisdom? Head over to the Iconoclastic Writer and prepare to be astounded by my list of 5 Things I learned Self Publishing. This isn’t really advice or another drop in the flood of “I… Read More ›
Articles
A miscellany of random thoughts, geekery, reviews and other mysterious stuff careening around my addled brain.
Misty Morning Meditations
I headed out into the woods this week and took along a copy of The Fellowship of the Ring . The weather was cool, the Texas sun mostly hidden, and the bugs not yet out of their winter slumber. Spring and Fall… Read More ›
Dare to be Unmarketable
While trying to put together the new short story collection, juggling the article gig at GeekDad, reading through the first round of critique reviews for First Song, and doing my best to keep Crimson Son in the public eye, I’ve… Read More ›
Don’t Read Neil Gaiman
Lots of people have read, seen, or heard about the article posted earlier this week on xojane by K.T. Bradford. Her challenge to “Stop Reading Straight White Male Cis” has been discussed ad nauseum in and out of writer’s circles…. Read More ›
Not Exactly Common
I wanted to vlog today but the weather happened. From sixty degrees to freezing in a matter of days, we’ve got an official snow day here in North Texas. Well, “inclement weather” day. Snow is uncommon. A thing of myth… Read More ›
Check Out My New Geeky Gig!
While it’s been a quiet week here at the blog, I’ve been scheming behind the scenes. The great folks over at GeekDad broke down and decided to give me a gig. Go check out my first post, Tomb of Horrors: Hangover Edition, and… Read More ›
Dealing with Rejection through Physical Violence
How many writers can say they got the chance to enter a cage match with an editor? An editor that has rejected one of your precious stories in the past? An open invitation to kick and pummel them mercilessly before a crowd… Read More ›
Texas School Rightly Fears Corruption of the One Ring
If you are in possession of a Ring of Power, I would request that you please send it to the following address…
I Am Not Writing About Writing
Okay, I am. I told myself I wouldn’t, but I am. I’ll lead with some news to fool myself… I woke up to a couple interesting emails in my inbox. The first was from the staff at ConDFW. They’ve got the… Read More ›
Oooh! Shiny! Synchronizers!
I’m continuing along my brave quest into recently discovered indie frontiers. I’m shamelessly following a path blazed by the Immerse or Die report over at Creativity Hacker. That path is littered with the husks of cast off self-pub works which strike… Read More ›
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