From time to time I do interviews. A lot of times I get the same sorts of questions: talk about your motivation for writing, talk about your books, how you became a writer, your writing process, etc. etc. All of these are great and I enjoy answering them, but recently I was asked about what …
My reading adventure may have begun in the deep, deep, woods, but after entering into that moss covered kingdom of enchantment, I lost my way for a time. Despite my fond memories of the books which I had read to me as a child, and despite the fact that this generally leads to children wanting …
Worried about tomorrow? Today’s troubles clouding your thoughts? Here’s a great reminder for you. “Fear is like rocking in a giant rocking chair. It involves a great deal of work and doesn’t get you anywhere.”
Every writer is also a reader. And every reader’s journey could be depicted by a long, winding stairway of books, each book another step in their literary journey. We are all accumulating our own little mental library whether we are conscious of it or not. This post (and the ones which follow) will offer a glimpse into …
Recently I was driving around, running errands, when I heard a poem being recited on the radio. Not a very common occurrence these days. But what a blessing that I can be moving around town and hear words of wisdom, written by another person, and recited by yet another person which have somehow traveled through …
2014 As the end of the year approaches I like to sit back and take the long view, to gaze out over the past twelve months and reflect on where I’ve been as a writer. 2014 was year 2 of kicking the tires on this whole wordsmithing journey. While there were certainly moments where I it felt …
Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It’s a way of understanding it. – Lloyd Alexander
It’s finished! The first draft for Ascent of the Nebula, the third and final installment in my science fiction series, The Chronotrace Sequence is finally done! It’s currently about the same length as Through the Viscera. If the past is any indication, it will probably get a little longer through editing. My goal is always to make it shorter, but my editor …
