Characters: Paper or Flesh?
There is a great diversity of authors out there, and since there is no one way of writing, we all start with different things;...
Creative Haunting: Art, Music, and Writing
Years ago I took a Middle Eastern dance class. I'm not hopelessly inept, but I'm not a physical person generally. However, a little...
Creative Perspiration
I wrote my first long piece of prose in seventh grade. I had aspirations of novel writing before that, but at twelve years of age, I...
Rejectomancy
I first heard this term several years ago when discussing rejection letters with a friend. I know that every writer gets rejection...
Dark, Angsty, Cynical
As a writer, I tend to produce dark stories. Not always, not inevitably, but more often than not. As a reader, my tastes are more...
Writing with Depression
I know that this is a topic a great many writers have tackled, including ones who are far more successful than I. We writers tend to be...
An Introvert's Voice
I was first given the Myers-Briggs personality test many years ago when I was working at a university clerical job. My introvert score...
Learning Curve
The process of doing legwork (finger work?) on promoting my own book is certainly teaching me a lot! So far, with the assistance of a...
It's Easier to Write than Promote
So now, as a small press author, I get to do the fun and interesting legwork of trying to get promotions, reviews, etc. Did I mention...
One Month Out
We're now one month out from the official release of "Etched in Fire". I'm finding it quite educational, trying to figure out how to...
