When I’m faced with a moral conundrum, I often ask myself, “What would Picard do?” I admit that with a great deal of pride. The character Captain Jean Luc Picard was depicted in such a fashion that his decisions and decision making processes offer a marvelous compass for the generations who watched Star Trek the […]
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One of my publishers, namely Twisted Core Press, is particularly active on social media. They also have a growing list of writers who are, for the most part, in the early stages of their writing careers. As such, Twisted is very interested in helping their stable get better at their craft, and they understand there
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I discovered something this morning that is remarkable and heart-warming and inspiring… and all from watching an interview of a guy who used to kick me and try to put choke-holds on me. Granted, I was doing the same thing to him, but still. I’ve described on a number of occasions how I used to
A Tale of Two Dreams Read More »
An open letter to Ruth Graham, I was scrolling through FaceBook this morning as I waited for my coffee to be ready, and a marginally irritating bit of idiocy passed before my field of vision. I’m not going to link directly to her article, because I don’t want to give her the SEO. Feel free
You’re not the boss of me… Read More »
So, I gotta say that June 18th, 2014 was one of the best days of my life. Everything went perfectly… except maybe that deal with Launch vs. Lunch. Check my FB page for the details on that little bit of newly born tradition. But the day ended with the best thing a new writer can
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I’ve always been embarrassed by even the thought of “celebrating” my own writing. A couple of years ago I was in a writing group where a guy busted my chops because he’d found out from someone else that I’d been a finalist in the Colorado Gold contest… eight months after we’d met. I’d just never really
My First Real Book Signing… Read More »
Ahh… the life of a writer. I get to meet tons and tons of fantastic writers… all the time… everywhere. One of my recent “meets” was DelSheree Gladden who runs a great author blog over on BlogSpot. She was kind enough to lend me a little bit of her real estate where I could tell
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Apparently, they’ll let just about anyone into Denver Comic Con. I’ll be at the premiere comic convention here in Colorado on all three days, throwing in my own two cents’ worth on a variety of topics. I’ll be in great company, and I’m grateful to have this fantastic opportunity to share my thoughts on everything
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