Social media can be great to get the word out about stuff and to connect with others. Before this Internet thing, reconnecting with old friends, classmates, or new people was more difficult. Now we have Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and tons of other services under the sun where can communicate with others (I take that back, …
Category: In Memoriam
Lessons Learned and Blog Winners!
First off, I would like to congratulate the three winners from the blog contest. The winner of the signed Undead Tales 2 book was Beth Lunkenheimer and the two winners that will appear in some upcoming projects were Ashley Smith and Mark Duvall. I've already filled Mark in on his role and he is very excited …
The Journey: Novella Thoughts Pt.2
I sit here working on some short stuff and preparing to take the next step into a larger world. Soon, I will begin the editing process and rewrites on In Memoriam, my first novella and really a labor of love. Part 1 set the stage with the current stage the novella is in, but tonight …
The Year So Far…(and a pretty good one to boot!)
I started out the year with some modest goals while I tried to build on the beginning success of last year. 2011 was my first full year of writing and I finished the year with 10 stories in 8 anthologies. My goal was 5, so I thought I did ok. Raising the bar higher for …
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Back to the Grind and Ranting!
I have returned. I return a different person, a new man. I've tasted the forbidden cigars of Cuba, got smashed on rum punch while jumping into the Caribbean, and found out there is more rum in the islands then I can consume. The last one was a tough pill to swallow for me. Before I …
The Year That Was 2011
Well, this is it. Here we are at the end of 2011 and it was one hell of a year. When the year first started, I had just finished out 2010 with a fun reading at Mo*Con IV and a few rejection slips from editors. That was pretty much my writing career till 2011. Considering …