Ok, I've been putting tons of thought into this lately...What the hell happened to me? I was a nice quiet boy once. I didn't curse, I didn't hate the light, and I read nice fantasy books. I slipped and I slipped pretty big. It's not a bad thing though, I am who I am. After …
On “Lights Out” and Interview with Nate Southard!
Nate Southard is brutal. His writing is tight and visceral. In the short time I've been exposed to his work, I've devoured almost everything he's published. He's brought us the cruelty of Just Like Hell, a view from the end of the world in This Little Light of Mine, and the will to survive the …
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Is Writing a Job?
I already have a full-time (plus some) job. I put in a ton of hours and sometimes when I get home, the muse is toast and it takes a great deal of rum to awaken it again. Every so often, by the time that happens, I'm asleep and my dreams freak me out. The muse …
Our Father’s Blessing
The title is one I've got penciled in for a story about the settling of my fictional town White Creek, but as I sit back and reflect on this past Father's Day it brings up other feelings. Growing up, we all want to be like our dads and when we reach our teen years, we …
Hop on the Bus for the Summer of Zombie Tour!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, seven zombie authors walk into a bar. Once they've sat down, they discuss the idea of a blog tour. Thinking the six of them have a good thing going, they eat the seventh one. Today I'm handing the wheel off to one of those six guys, because I really don't want to be feasted upon. …
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Words of Warning: Undead Press Returns From the Grave
This evening while at my son's baseball game, I received an e-mail from Tony G. at Undead Press. The e-mail asked if the story I submitted and pulled from Cavalcade of Terror was still available. He was wanting it for a new horror anthology. I politely declined and I left it at that, trying to …
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Finding My Way in a Strange New World
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, …
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 …
In the Beginning…
Hello all you ghouls out there! Tonight we open the casket on the subject of being the new guy in the room, the one just now striking out on their own, and the one who will make mistakes. Nobody who starts writing is a pro from the start. It takes time and it takes some …
Some Random Musings…AVENGERS!!!!!
Ok, I'm going to take a moment to wax poetic about The Avengers. Marvel Studios did an incredible job bringing their superhero franchises together in one big kick ass movie. It helped they had this planned all along with each movie adding something toward the whole (if you stayed after the credits that is...). The …
Our Darkest Fears 