Today you get two words, actually, both of which made their debut in the same work of fiction. The first is: bandersnatch This is a creature known for its ferocity, speed, long neck, and snapping jaws. It was invented by Lewis Carroll and first used in his 1872 work, Through the Looking Glass. The description of it …
Chapter titles and tables of contents: do we really need them? I recently had an exchange online with another writer who was convinced they were completely unnecessary. She rattled off a list of books which I hadn’t heard of. None of them contained tables of contents. So I poked around on my book shelf …
Welcome to a new feature for the site- “Wednesday’s Word”. This represents something new for me, something a little more “practical” to allow me to post things here more regularly when there are not book-related updates. Since my site is available as a subscription on Amazon I thought it might be good to actually give people …
So far spring has been a season for editing for me with a little time off woven in as well so I haven’t updated the site in a while. But I just wanted to throw out a quick announcement about the free promotion currently running for Into the Vast. The book is getting a lot of …
I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil. – Gandalf, The Return of the King Books can be emotional affairs and rightly so. I wrote in one of my other updates how my short story The Artificer’s Apprentice really touched me when I read it out loud to my …
For some reason you’ve awoken in the desert. You’re weak. Your memory is fuzzy, even about the things you think you know. And then this man steps out of the shadows. He claims to have the answers you’re looking for, but there’s a catch. He needs you to do something, only you’re not sure exactly …
I’ve written before about how much I enjoy writing to music and how the songs I listen to often become the unofficial soundtrack to the words I am putting down, but in the case of my short story, Spirit of Caledonia, music played an even more integral role. The story, if you haven’t read it, was released …
I have some special news today. My short story, The Artificer’s Apprentice is now free on Amazon! I’m not entirely sure how long it will stay free so make sure you pick up a copy and experience this story while you can. Up to this point I haven’t really talked much about my stories because I think …
