blatant self-promotion
I has CDs!
I just got author copies of the audio version of Wolfbreed. While I can’t live without mp3s now, and the first thing I did with this was rip it into iTunes, I must say there is something way cool about Read more…
lol
In lieu of a blog post
I give you abused movie trailers: Toy Story 2 vs. Dark Knight: Watchmen vs. Wall-E: Reservoir Dogs vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
appearances
What I will be doing this weekend. . .
This Saturday March 20th between 1 and 3 PM I will be joined by fellow authors Mary Ellis, Linda Robertson and Casey Daniels at the Borders Bookstore at 335 Howe Avenue in Cuyahoga Falls, across from Chapel Hill Mall. We’ll Read more…
internet
Random things
Computers in cars are not always a good thing. Porn Stars and Dungeons & Dragons. History is strange. Do you trust buildings made with slave labor? P. G. Wodehouse does Batman. Howard Stern is fed up.
politics
Newsweek needs to get out more. . .
I love conspiracy theories, but the latest article on such by Newsweek has left me a little cold. Not a single black helicopter to be had. And how does questioning the maternity of Sarah Palin’s kid rate high enough to Read more…
Apotheosis Trilogy
I’m still alive. . .
The blog’s been falling by the wayside a little while I work on the climax of the Apotheosis Trilogy. It’s a little hard to shift gears for me after spending thousands of words destroying the universe I’ve been building for Read more…
pet pictures
Another Truffle Update
If you’ve followed my blog, you’ve seen me talk about our dog Truffles. Back during the summer, she was stricken with something, no one has yet diagnosed what, that weakened her until she was unable to walk. At first we Read more…
writing
How to fake out your readers.
Another quick tip while I’m buried in the middle of this novel: Tropes and clichés are a great tool with which to surprise your reader. Wait, you might say, how can you possibly surprise the reader with a cliché? Well Read more…
Apotheosis Trilogy
Quick rules for tightly plotted fiction
Plot’s one of my strong points as a writer. That’s brought home to me when I see reviews saying that the Apotheosis Trilogy is “tightly plotted.” To my POV that is amusing because it (and its predecessor, Hostile Takeover) are, Read more…
photos
Rocking out with POTUS
Deep in writing deadlines and such, so here are some videos for you all: And equal time: And a bonus clip from across the pond;