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 ›
Writing
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 ›
Strong Female Characters
I recently finished reading “Half Sick of Shadows” by Laura Sebastian. It’s a great retelling of the classic Arthurian legend. The rise and fall of King Arthur are seen through the eyes of Lady Elaine of Shalott. She grows up… 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 ›
Lies about Storytelling
It’s been about a year since I last wrote about some lies about writing. Well, that’s not entirely true because it was more like a rant about the lies authors tell you. Now, after a year of deep thinking, mixed… Read More ›
Getting the Whole Story
Remember the good ole days when you read a book and that was it? Or when you watched a movie, even a series of movies, and you got the whole story? Or what about the days when all you had… 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 ›
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 ›
The Writer's Apocalypse 