Here I am, standing on a rooftop. It’s been over six thousand years since I last stepped foot on this roof. Nothing has changed since then. I was forty-five back then, my first iteration within The Game. I don’t remember… Read More ›
Writing
Motivating your characters
There’s nothing cooler than being asked for advice on how to write a story. I was at church last Sunday and while waiting to talk to the pastor, a young lady comes up to me. She said that she heard… Read More ›
Making a scene with scenes!
So you’ve started writing your book. Congratulations! You’re on your way to becoming a New York Times Bestseller… except there’s a problem. The scenes you’re writing are boring, disjointed, and don’t affect the overall storyline of your book. Now your… Read More ›
Failure is part of the job
It would be foolish to believe that you will never fail as an author. For that matter, it would be foolish to believe that you will never fail at some point during your life. Failure is part of the job…. Read More ›
My Year-End Review
As this year comes to a close, it’s pretty standard for people to take a look at themselves and evaluate whether or not they accomplished their goals for the year. I try not to make New Years Resolutions simply… Read More ›
Should Horror Stories Have Happy Endings?
“And will I tell you that these three lived happily ever after? I will not, for no one ever does. But there was happiness. And they did live.” – Stephen King, The Dark Tower This question was posed to me… Read More ›
Purposeful Distractions
Whenever I do any kind of long term writing, I tend to want some kind of useless noise. Pandora radio is my favorite. In my current project, the Red Hot Chili Peppers radio station keeps the words flowing. Being apart… Read More ›
6/3/14 Progress
Well, I made some progress, but not much thanks to Sharknado (the worst movie ever). Although I guess I could view watching this horrible movie as a lesson on bad dialogue. Words Written for 6/3/14: 224 TBOM sits at 56,077… Read More ›
Choosing Who Lives & Dies
I’m coming to a point in The Book Of Mark where it’s the final climatic battle and all of my characters are going head to head in a battle royal. I know some may die. I’m just sadistic like that…. Read More ›
The Writer's Apocalypse 