I’ve been home from vacation for almost two weeks and it’s been…tough. For several reasons: Horrible eye strain Mood swings Thoughts on mortality Attempting to juggle multiple outlines for new projects while thinking about a WIP I’m almost done with My mom, who is ill The end of July to …
I don’t usually do a “Here’s what I’ve been up to for the past month…” kind of thing, but it feels kind of appropriate considering how crazy the last month or so has been from personal and professional standpoint. So, without further ado…: SEPTEMBER A week and a half in …
In the past few months we’ve seen Amazon announce straight to series orders for a LORD OF THE RINGS prequel and THE WHEEL OF TIME. That’s great—both sound fun. I’ll probably watch both. But. Can we not? THE WHEEL OF TIME is a fun series, one from which I’ve found …
The title of this really says it all. I listen to a lot of shit when I’m working out at the gym, walking around the neighborhood, or driving someplace. Often times, when I’m thinking of a scene, a collection of scenes, or the general tone of story I’m working on, …
Just a brief post featuring the various iterations of SHADOW TWINS cover art. I like to think my improvement is noticeable and that my vision for what is represented in the art becomes clearer with each version. In this version I was going for a sort of duality of self …
The short reason: I write because I like telling stories. The long(ish) reason: Buckle up, friends–I’ve got some things to say. The Long(ish) Reason I’ve seen a number of people on social media lately spouting the “SFF should just be about stories. People shouldn’t bring their personal beliefs or experiences …
Today I’m going to be talking more about the evolution of SHADOW TWINS, specifically its plot and characters, which I touched on briefly in my previous post regarding the story’s inspiration and influences PLOT I can only say so much about the plot without spoiling the story. The original idea …
So I’ve been doing some more concept art for SHADOW TWINS, this time with the idea of splitting the story into two parts. Here’s the cover for SHADOW TWINS: VULTURES. I would love to use this if I self-pub or if my book gets picked up by a small or traditional …
On August 9, 2018 my mother, Jill, was diagnosed with AML leukemia. Doctors determined it was caused by the chemotherapy that’d been used to treat a reoccurrence of ovarian cancer for the past year. My mother has previously survived two previous occurrences of ovarian cancer so to receive this news …
I have always wanted to do a series of posts detailing my writing process, but until now I didn’t feel confident in doing so. SHADOW TWINS has come a long way since its conception as THE FORGER; it’s a project I’m extremely passionate about. I have seen it grow from …