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Holiday Season – Zero to Sixty

The Gods truly test their strongest warriors and I'm so tired of it. Between the expected darkness of Iceland, Visa struggles, exams, injuries, flying back and forth to Canada, illness,…

A type of return – Late February 2024

How do you come back to writing after a hiatus? How do you keep publishing? How do you keep going? Does one still even have the desire to continue their…

What a Year – Nov 2022 Update

It has been an exceptional year and I know a great many others have felt the same. All our lives caught up on us all at the same time. So…

March 2022 Update – LOTS!

So remember when I had a bunch of blogs lined up to fill this empty time? Well, neither did I… I was writing a book, okay? Life is also insane,…

January Update – New Year… after…

The less we talk about the previous few years the better. We’ve all been through a lot. This storm will continue to reshape our world and I am not here…

Writing Advice – Spectacular Spectacles

People read stories for two reasons. One is to connect with characters on an intimate level, and the other is to be entertained. I always see authors talking about how…

Early-November Update – A New Day Dawns

Sometimes I am so overwhelmed by depression I must scream into the internet to feel any semblance of catharsis. And sometimes I am so overwhelmed by joy and relief I…

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October Update – Back to the grind…

Well this was going to be a fun genre analysis but alas… As those in my social circles already know… I was laid off due to COVID-19 cutbacks. I am…

Writing Advice – Terror, Horror, Disgust (and Dread)

17 Oct 202017 Oct 2020

No piece of advice is universal and anything you hear should be dropped at a moment’s notice when it does not fit your story. Take what I will say with…

September Update – What a year it has been…

2 Oct 20207 Dec 2020

Greetings, It’s been quite the year, eh? We’re all caught in this storm and all I can hope is that everyone found safety and solace in it. I know a…