Year: 2016
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2017 Reading List Requests
Hey gang. So, I put together a loose reading list every year. If I had to break it down, it is usually 50% fantasy, 25% horror, 15% sci-fi, and 10% non-fiction or other. Some years are better than others, in terms of following up. There never is enough time to read everything I want, for…
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Full Metal Magic
9 NY Times, USA Today, and International Bestselling Authors 9 original all-new tales of magic, mayhem, mystery, and adventure you can’t get anywhere else. The ULTIMATE Urban Fantasy Boxed Set! Yours for an insanely low price. This Urban Fantasy collection contains 9 EXCLUSIVE stories that will bring you face to face with unique characters, alternate…
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Scrivener Sync Conflicts
I’ve been absent for a couple weeks, thanks to the adventure unfolding beyond the page with my new son Evan. He is doing great and fatherhood is proving a most unexpected delight. What little writing I have managed in the last few weeks (and I actually have strapped on a couple thousand words) has been…
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Writer with Benifits
Alright I’m a couple of days late. I said I would post on the 8th but for me that was a Saturday and I don’t write on the weekend. Saturday and Sunday are for spending time with family and socialising with friends and generally catching up on all the chores that working Monday to Friday…
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Becoming a Writer
I recently received an email in connection with a post I made on the TUT Writer’s Group on Facebook. The writer asked me about how to become a writer. The following is the basis of my reply. When it comes to writing, I would like to know where your writer’s block lies, so that I…
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Old Story, Old Posting
I don’t know how I missed this. A while back–like four months ago–I had a story posted up at the wargaming site Grogheads.com. Titled, “Just When I Thought I Was Out,” the story involves an aged magician’s gambit against some dark forces working against him. I knew about this but for some reason, never got…
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An update
Okay so mini rant time. I wrote my last post about blocks and my personal strategies to overcome them, I powered through the chapter I was working on, get halfway through the next and…drum-roll please…nothing. Damn you karma why must you afflict me so when I don’t believe in you. Anyway I thought I would…
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The Tyranny of Slutty Clothing
So…. I often video game in my off time. Mostly RPGs (role-playing games), just because I love the storytelling –at least, if they are any good. But I do enjoy an MMO now and again. MMO. Massive Multiplayer Online game. The type of game that has lots of people from all over the world logging…
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Pantsing a different kind of story
I’ve just started working on a brand new story of a rather different sort: fatherhood. I’d prefer to outline this particular story, of course, but I’m told it doesn’t work quite like that…. so pantsing it is! This has been quite a remarkable experience, all told. From seeing my wife transform, to seeing the amazing abilities…
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Get Beta Readers, then Ignore Them
Sidestepping the flippancy of the headline, I invite you to follow me on a brief rant of why you absolutely should get beta readers for your work, and then you absolutely should learn how to ignore them. If you happen to be a beta reader of my work, don’t worry I still want to be friends. This…