by admin | Feb 22, 2017 | Books, Writing
As authors, we control the things that happen to our characters. We put them through the wringer, because we need to show what they are made of, how they react and change when tested. It wouldn’t be much of a story without a conflict, an obstacle to overcome,...
by admin | Jan 25, 2017 | Books, publishing, Writing
Just Wing That Mother I don’t plan my novels. Allegedly, one is supposed to. There are all these things like outlines and three-act structure and character arcs and so on. If you want to waste tons of free time, you can go to any writers’ forum online and read all the...
by admin | Oct 19, 2016 | Amazon, Books, e-books, publishing, Writing
Escapology is a vivid, unique and engrossing work of dystopian cyberpunk. In a future where most of the lands we know have sunk, where survivors eke out an existence on “land ships’ of floating islands, or the overcrowded, unforgiving city on the single...
by admin | Oct 16, 2016 | Doomsday, End of the World as we know it, Fuck This Guy, politics
Because I care about you, I feel I have to speak up. It’s like being in a bar near closing time and seeing a friend hanging on the words of a smooth talking douchebag. I know he’s telling you things you want to hear, and there’s something in his swagger, but I know...
by admin | Jul 1, 2016 | American dream, Joys of home ownership, Living the Dream, Middle class, Mr Sunshine
This was a bad month, money wise. A combination of obligatory family trips, car repairs, and spotty business income meant that even with a 72 hour workweek on the ambulance the mortgage just – and I mean just – got paid this month. I spent a night stewing in righteous...
