Finding Inspiration in Non-Traditional Places Ideas are at the heart of storytelling. Some writers never have any trouble finding ideas; others need to work at it. I’m one of the second. For a few years, I worried that I couldn’t… Read More ›
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The Scent of Her Soul: Part 7 – Second Point of View
Content warning. This story is designed for adults and mature teens. It involves sex trafficking and mentions rape, drugs, and nudity. There is no “on-screen” sex, but the aftermath of rape is on-screen, including the presence of nude, partially nude,… Read More ›
Fathers and their Arrows – Part One
This is an excerpt from my book The Image of a Father The Arrows of Fortune Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full… Read More ›
February Saturday Chat
It’s time for another chat day. It’s Valentine’s Day, so I won’t promise to respond to questions or comments as quickly as I did last month, but I should be able to answer everyone eventually. Everyone smile, think about unicorn… Read More ›
Inspirational Quotes for Writers – #1
I am adding a new feature to the blog – Inspirational Quotes for Writers. I hope to post one each Saturday. If anyone asks me, “Should I be a writer?” I always have the same answer: “If anything I can… Read More ›
Dragons in our Midst – Celebrating the Completion of a Long Journey
This evening my family will celebrate the completion of Omega Dragon and the 20-year journey that began with a dream that sparked the idea for Dragons in our Midst. We will have fun food (including home-made ice cream), and we… Read More ›
Critique Group – Dragonfyre and Reborn
All right, critiquing partners, we have two more submissions to analyze today. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the submissions below. Don’t feel like you need to critique both or the whole piece… Read More ›
Omega Dragon Cover Revealed
This post is the first revealing of the final cover for Omega Dragon. Sites like Amazon have shown a preliminary cover, but that one lacks a few changes, and it is merely half of the entire image. For the first… Read More ›
Writing Tips – Why I Avoid Writing in Present Tense
I don’t have a guest post today, so I am providing an opinion piece on writing in present tense. An opinion piece? Yes, I decided to introduce it this way, because this is not a lesson on writing rules. It… Read More ›
The Scent of Her Soul: Part 6 – The Crisis is Coming
Content warning. This story is designed for adults and mature teens. It involves sex trafficking and mentions rape, drugs, and nudity. There is no “on-screen” sex, but the aftermath of rape is on-screen, including the presence of nude, partially nude,… Read More ›