On Wednesday, I accomplished a goal that I had set out to do back in 2019. I self-published a book for the first time. Okay, so I’m not sure you can call it a book because it only has 77… Read More ›
Authors
Getting the tables turned on me
On Saturday, May 21 (2022 if you’re reading this years from now, if that’s the case sorry you missed it) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. I’ll be participating in an author’s fair at Plymouth Public Library in Plymouth, Indiana…. Read More ›
Getting out of your Comfort Zone
I’m an introvert by both nature and preference. If you gave me a choice between sitting at home, alone, reading a book or going to a party filled with people…it really isn’t much of a choice. I’ll take 300 pages… Read More ›
Finding the Time
This will be my obligatory “rant about finding the time to write” column. It seems like I write something like this every year. So, if you’re not wanting to read something along those lines, then you’ve been warned. On March… Read More ›
Villains: The Ultimate Evil
The last villain type I want to discuss, for this current series anyway, is the Ultimate Evil. You know the kind. It’s the evil force of nature that threatens to blanket the world in everlasting darkness…or something similar along those… Read More ›
Review of The Maidens
Amazon Rating 4 out of 5 Goodreads Rating 3.63 out of 5 My Rating 2 out of 5 The Silent Patient was one of my favorite reads of last year. In my opinion, Alex Michaelides knocked it out of the… Read More ›
Villains: Family
There’s a reason why Disney movies like using the “evil stepmother” trope in their movies. It’s entirely relatable. Well, okay. Maybe not the whole stepmother contracts a dude to take a child into the forest to kill her, then poisons… Read More ›
Villains: The Antihero
Have you noticed lately that there are more and more protagonists that aren’t…well…heroic? For instance, my mom likes to watch the Fox/Netflix show Lucifer. If you haven’t already guessed the premise, the show’s protagonist is Lucifer Morningstar (that’s right, the devil)… Read More ›
Different types of bad guys: The Dark Reflection
Last time, I talked about the need to torture the heroes of your story. One of the best ways to do that is by writing a really great villain. Every hero needs one. “You just couldn’t let me go, could you? This… Read More ›
Torture Your Heroes
No one likes to read about characters living normal lives. Have you ever asked someone about the story they’re reading, and they tell you: “Oh, it’s an amazing story where the hero works a 9-5 job, and the villain is an inept boss. But it’s okay… Read More ›
The Writer's Apocalypse 