Today’s designated topic is on how to put emotion on the page. But with Thorn of Dentonhill‘s release just days away, it’s just about impossible to talk about HOW to […]
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One Week for THORN OF DENTONHILL
Folks, after what feels like an eternity– or at least the entirety of 2014– we are now just EIGHT DAYS from The Thorn of Dentonhill coming out. I’ve been busy […]
Read moreNavigating Kickstarters and Patronage
There’s been some noise lately about writers putting up Kickstarter campaigns, and the ethics of doing such a thing– whether writers have the right to ask for basic living expenses […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: Perspective and POV
I’m a pretty die-hard multiple-third-person-limited POV kind of guy. This is because perspective and POV are tools in the writer’s toolkit, and multiple-third-person-limited POVs are, for me, the vice grips […]
Read moreUpcoming Appearances: Boskone Schedule
Well, adding to the underlying excitement that is the release of Thorn of Dentonhill, I’ll be attending Boskone, February 13th-15th. I’m quite excited- first of all to attend a con […]
Read moreProfessional Daydreaming
When I was a kid, I was often lost in thought. I’ll admit, there were more than a few times where, say, I had absolutely no idea that homework or […]
Read moreChristmas Reading and Rustic Simplicity
This Christmas, as usual, I received a bunch of books– including history books and cook books and other goodies. One of them was Gabrielle Hamilton’s memoir Blood, Bones and Butter, […]
Read moreTHORN OF DENTONHILL and Representation of Female Characters
So, I’ve been holding off writing this post for a while, but with this article recently making the rounds, it’s probably high time I talked about this. I don’t know […]
Read moreEngaging Things I Read In 2014
First, confession time: I don’t read anywhere near as much as I should. Part of that is because I tend to be a slow reader, unless I really get to […]
Read moreThe Cost of Art and the Calculus of Value
I tend not to use the word “artist” to describe myself. Not that I think it doesn’t apply, but sometimes I feel its a title I haven’t earned yet. […]
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