Discovered in my journal: Maybe I’m wrong. I’m not an expert. But it seems that so much of fiction today, deep down, is about me. Yes, fiction is personal. Yes, each writer has his own voice, his own point of view. That’s fine. That’s how it should be. But this me-ness is…
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Photo Credit: Linda Cronin via Compfight Dear Reader, If you know me at all, you know that I tend to have my hands in one too many projects at a time. It’s May, and I’m looking forward to summer, when my teacher job will be over…and that college course I’m…
“…And with the Lord Grigory’s army defeated, the land of Netherfield was freed from the curse of fog and forgetfulness. Prince Henry arose, discarding his broken sword, and seeing the maid Kerra there, took her by the hand and lifted her up. The sun was dawning, and Henry and Kerra…
A holiday gift just in time for Christmas! I’ve compiled five of my favorite short stories into a free PDF, Dreams & Visions. Holding the collection together is a sense of wonder, desire, and mystery–a sense that something exists that we haven’t quite found yet. The stories included are The…
Yes, The Isle of Gold was already available nearly everywhere else ebooks are sold, but I finally tackled the Amazon publishing system, which is, thankfully, quite simple. So, if you’re a Kindle junkie, my novella of mythic adventure is now available for you too! I’m hoping, actually, to make a…
“…the meteor shower will hit atmosphere in three minutes. If you’re just tuning in, NASA, in conjunction with the military, succeeded in breaking up the oncoming asteroid mere seconds before the window of opportunity expired. Authorities still expect a few of the larger fragments to survive atmospheric entry….” “SHUT THAT…
So, here we are, the moment of truth. As I worked my way toward finishing Book 3, I found myself stuck. It seemed to me that too much time had elapsed for there to be interest in Book 3 (except for a handful of very dedicated fans) when you couldn’t even…
Man, I really need to get used to writing The Eternal Night Saga. It’s hard to break 10 years of calling it “Strin and Fred.” (By the way, I dusted off my negligible Photoshop skills. See?) Anyway…. I wanted to give a bit of background on the creation of the story…
Another World: 50 Snapshots is my latest self-publication, with a twist. This 160-page book collects all 50 flash fictions published on this website. It also includes new “DVD commentaries” on the behind-the-scenes ideas and influences that helped inspire the stories. Here’s the twist – All profit goes to funding the…
I’m going to spend a few blogs explaining my next big project. It’ll take a bit of time because I’m picking up a project I started long, long ago, before I was 30, before I was married, even before I started college. And that project is The Adventures of Strin…
Hello, dear readers! I don’t often post much personal on this site. I tend to be a hermit. But I figure this is more important than the usual, “Such-and-such a movie is going to be awesome!” or “I just finished eating at Taco Bell.” On October 28, 2011, my wife…
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