Summer break update
I Survived!
Finally! An Update That Works…
A few Wednesday afternoon tidbits to snack on: I’ve been tinkering around with the website a little. Most of it is behind the scenes work primarily related to SEO. Turns out this little site has a very high ranking in Bing and Yahoo, and rising fast in Google. Pretty cool considering the whole idea behind …
The Innocent Sink
Sometimes things work out just as you planned. I found out today that The Innocent Sink is going to be published by Coffin Bell Journal, issue 2.1, on January 1, 2019. I am extremely excited to have my work represented in such a wonderful publication. If you love dark fiction, do yourself a solid and go …
There Is Always a Way
One of the best habits I picked up was to write 600 words in a journal first thing every morning. It frees my mind, gets the clutter organized, and puts everything in the proper places. The key is to not put much thought into what you’re going to write about each morning. Just pick up …
The Rule of 33%
I had a fun conversation online the other day with a relatively new writer who was facing a familiar problem. He had a great plot, the basics of some decent characters, and a notebook full of jotted down ideas. He had even written out a fairly organized outline. So what was the problem? Enter the …
I’m a Little Behind
Been a while since the last update, I know. How have you been? It’s been pretty busy around here, but that’s a good thing! I’ve been pressing hard to finish up a manuscript that has a June 1st deadline. Oops. Not gonna make it, but everything will be okay. In the words of the great …
Don’t Worry, That Banana Isn’t Loaded
I’ve been meaning to write about the first time I was interviewed for television. This is probably a longer-than-usual read, but stick with it because you’ll get something out of it. I promise. Back in 2002, a gentleman named Manuel Andrade was murdered in the apartment complex where I lived. He was a business owner, …
What Block? There Is No Block!
I’ve been lax about updating the website, but that’s a good thing because I’ve been busy making progress on a couple of other projects. More about that below. --- But first, a major announcement: I have changed the header image of the website to better reflect the current season here in Florida. I know, I …
These Robots Are Gonna Kill Us All
Well, here we are. Boston Dynamics created a robot which can run through a park on its own. Run through a park. Check out the video because it’s pretty awesome. This also means we are way ahead of the Star Wars and Terminator worlds because their bipedal robots were slow as hell. I know a …
That’s Just How it is Sometimes
Work-wise, it's just one of those days. I'm typing the words, but what's coming out is nothing to flaunt. Every letter is a struggle. The thoughts in my head (yes, there are some) are swirling around like a...well, I dunno. Like a fast, windy, spinny thing. How's that? Kind of makes my point. You couldn't …