You hear people say, from time to time, that they’re overloaded on a particular thing about their favorite genre. Thriller fans get worn out on terrorists, romance enthusiasts weary of love triangles, and fantasy fanatics occasionally get tired of dragons. The reasons vary. Sometimes there’s Read More …
Welcome to Get Nerdy On Thirty: The 28th Edition. Where I build a list of 10 things I think nerds will love! Being one myself, I must be at least partially right. Let’s jump right into it. Books Movies/Shows Video Games Extras! Books 1. Read More …
“The Eye of Everfell‘ by Bard Constantine is an epic fantasy set in Erseta, a land with a dark past and even darker secrets waiting to reemerge. The story of two heroes ripped from their lives by forces beyond their control and thrust onto a Read More …
I get inspiration for characters from a lot of different things, but the original inspiration for Tanin Stormrush suggested something quite different from what he actually turned out to be. Think back to 2004, and an action film called Man on Fire. In it, Denzel Read More …
I’ve been thinking recently about books I enjoyed as a kid. Animorphs, Hank the Cowdog, Little House on the Prarie. There were many books I read when very young that had a lasting impact, but fewer had more so, perhaps than Watership Down. On the Read More …
Readers who have been following the blog for a while may remember that last year in January I posted about the death of my betta Moonfire and how his passing encouraged me to rearrange my office where I do most of my writing. This #writerlife101 Read More …
For me it’s quite a bit easier to choose a favorite villain of mine than it is to choose a favorite hero of mine. I do have a difficult choice to make, however. I’m going to limit this only to books that have a completed Read More …
This is a very difficult question to answer. All writers say this, but it’s true, trying to answer a question like this is like trying to decide which of your children is your favorite. Nearly impossible because you love them all. Still, if I absolutely Read More …
For my first #writerlife101 post, I was asked to talk about best writing advice. After some careful consideration, I’ve hit upon what I think is by far the advice that has resulted in the most growth for me as an author. Think of everything you Read More …
As many of you know from my occasional Books That Should Be Games posts, I’m an avid gamer when I’m not working, gardening, or reading. Thanks to the modern phenomenon of multimedia franchise building I sometimes get to combine reading and gaming by way of Read More …
