Walking on the Dark Side
The themes and events in our books force us face some pretty dark issues. And honestly, it can be really tough to do this authentically and respectfully [...]
Tomorrow, When the War Began: A Review from a Writer’s Perspective
How do you know whether you’re doing something well? By studying from the best, of course. And recently, I’ve been revisiting a series that captured [...]
Gimme That Fire
Fire. It ravages, it burns, it devours all. Fire also has an intensity that sears into your memory like a hot brand. In writing, I [...]
In the Eye of the Storm
Believe it or not, when you read a novel, you're reading not one but two stories, or even more if the book has many subplots [...]
Best Laid Plans
Over the last two weeks, I haven’t been very active at the keyboard. To do credit to the next chapter it makes more sense to [...]
Who the Heck Is He?
Last we left off, I was just finishing up with my edits on The Price of Pandemonium, and I’m pleased to say that since then [...]
The Final Edit
The last couple of weeks I have hunkered down doing the final edit of The Price of Pandemonium, as you may know from my last [...]
The Horror that is Adverbs
My spotlight on writing this week is all about adverbs. Currently, as I am working my way through editing The Price of Pandemonium I am [...]