The stories behind the stories
I finally whittled down my stack of short stories to be included in my upcoming collection, and I couldn’t have done it without the help of my ruthless beta readers.
I finally whittled down my stack of short stories to be included in my upcoming collection, and I couldn’t have done it without the help of my ruthless beta readers.
I plan to demonstrate the breath of my writing styles and embrace the many different spec-fic subgenres I enjoy—which only makes winnowing down the contenders for my short story collection that much more difficult.
Curmudgeons & Flagons made its digital debut late last year with a getting-to-know-the-gang Issue 0. However, the first official issue was published on January 1, 2021. You can read it for free at GraphiteComics.com.
COVID-19 caused major disruptions in almost everyone’s life in 2020. While I don’t want to diminish the seriousness of the pandemic and its consequences, I’ve found at least one silver lining: more time to work on my writing.
For Reader Appreciation Day 2020, I’m giving away “Gamechanger,” a short story and prequel of sorts to my upcoming YA fantasy novel.
After months of following a methodical approach to planning my novel, it’s finally time to put fingertips to keyboard and actually write The Lost Tale of Sir Larpsalot.
It’s a task that many authors dread and more than a few novelists disregard altogether: creating a chapter outline.
For reasons beyond my understanding, my brain likes inventing personas—everything from wacky facades to keep small children entertained to personalities projected onto passersby. Everyone has a story, after all.
For this phase, I found myself face to face with that most odious and onerous of literary formats: the synopsis.
Sometimes hearing voices can be a good thing—especially if you’re an author.