Something happened today that really pissed me off, and I thought it might be an object lesson in how to make potential customers/readers/friends very angry. First off I should say, I get a lot of spam, especially stuff that is publishing and SEO related. None of it has a particular Read more…
I’ve been a conspiracy buff my entire adult life. I cut my teeth on the Illuminatus! Trilogy, after all. Since my current work is going in a more occult direction, I thought I’d like to gather five interesting occult groups that inhabit the center of some conspiracy theories that may Read more…
If you’re familiar with my work you know I often dabble in religions both real and invented. Here’s a few reasons why:
When it comes to historical personages that interest me as a writer, few come with as many story hooks as John Dee (1527 – 1608). Dee was an English mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, alchemist, and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I. I’m attracted to the blend of Renaissance scholarship with occult mysteries, Read more…
Just wanted to add a post to say I’m still here. Round about COVID I had a bit of a setback that put me off writing for a while. But I think I’ve gotten over it. I’ve written a few short stories to get back into the groove. Now I’m Read more…
So early last week I had an issue with Internet access. It was Sunday, I was taking a break from writing, eating lunch and watching a YouTube video. Then, all of a sudden, the stream dies. My household Internet is gone. I go and check the router, and the broadband Read more…
I started out as a seat of the pants writer. My first books started out with me writing on page one, and just chugging along until I was done. It worked for me as far as it went, though I notice now in retrospect how much revision was involved. The Read more…
That’s the good news. I’m several chapters into book two and I’m enjoying myself. That said, I don’t have a home for it yet. It’s not usual for me to get committed to a project like this before I know where it’s going to sell. But I like my main Read more…
So I’ve fallen down a bit of a rabbit hole setting up my new site. In particular geeky fashion, once I started digging into the update I found a lot of shiny new toys to play with. To give some perspective: The last time I dug into CSS for this Read more…
I know I’ve been AWOL from the site for a long time. For most of 2020 I was distracted by a special project that I’m still supposed to keep secret about. Unfortunately, Covid has stretched out the timeline a bit, so I am unsure when exactly it will see the Read more…