November Reader Update

November Reader Update “I understand there’s a guy inside me who wants to lay in bed, smoke week all day, and watch cartoons and old movies. My whole life is a series of statagems to avoid, and outwit, that guy.” – Anthony Bourdain There’s an old writing chestnut that...

It’s Got that New Story Smell…

Today I started writing Badlands Born #3, and by that I mean I am doing pre-writing and research. It’s a heady time; I’ve let the leash off my imagination and letting it run everywhere. I have the kernel of an idea and I think I know what story I want to...

And Now for Something Completely Different…

It’s a good idea to take a break from your genre and see what else is out there. This month, I’ve been reading the Detective Sean Duffy series by Adrian McKinty. The stories take place in Northern Ireland during the 1980s , which those of us old enough to...
Hunting the Wumpus

Hunting the Wumpus

The rewrite on Badlands Cursed is done and I’m moving into the editing phase, or as I think of it, hunting the Wumpus. For those of you not fortunate enough to have grown up with text-based games, Hunt the Wumpus was a game where you had to navigate a series of dark...