The highest compliments one can get are those from the people who do the same type of work as you. It is special because they understand the commitment, hard work, and dedication it takes to produce something worthwhile. That they take the time to give recognition is extremely flattering. That's why I was honored to …
Making Choices That Count
I had a reading assignment for my beta-reading group this morning. An absolutely wonderful story about the family of a man suffering from mental decline. It needed some technical work, but the story itself was just fantastic. I expressed as such, and hope the author sees the story in print somewhere soon. It was that …
New Story, Same Old Story
Well, I’ve done it again. After countless rewrites and having received a blessing from my professional, often angry beta reading group, I have once again released a little white dove of fiction into the skies of a cruel, cruel world. You’re own your own now, buddy, best of luck. Gonna need it out there. I …
Healthy Vape Juice To Hit The Market Soon
The debate over whether vaping is a better, safer alternative to cigarettes is certainly not a new one. Seems every time one side comes up with irrefutable proof which substantiates their position, the other fires back with data convincing enough to back up their own. The controversy is widespread, the resolution complex. Today, a Hillsborough …
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Plight of the Socialites
Ariana Packard, Julianne Kellogg, Pia Keurig. You may not know the faces yet, but chances are pretty good you know the names. These twenty-something ladies are the next generation of socialites, bound for red carpets, magazine covers, and social media fame. They live lavish lifestyles that the rest of us only dream about, but that …
SMC Tech Wrap Up: Agritech Unveils ‘Brain Battery’
If you unexpectedly found yourself on the brink of death, would you want the opportunity to stay alive long enough to say your farewells to friends and loved ones before you died? Perhaps use the time to finally make peace with an adversary, or take care of that last will and testament you never …
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Patreon
Just a quick note to let everyone know that my Patreon site is finally live! If you've never heard of Patreon before, it is a community based website people use to help support and communicate with their favorite artists and creators. Awesome concept. As of today, there are over 50,000 creators and 1,000,000 registered supporters, …
Action! Cut! Action!
One of the most gratifying parts of writing short fiction happens during the editing phase. You’ve laid out five, six thousand words, and something resembling a story is now on paper. That’s the fun part, because it’s all about creativity. Visual descriptions, bantering dialog, watching characters grow. An entire world begins to develop and you …
The Waiting Game
Great news! The Crossing is currently under consideration for The Masters Review Anthology. I’m proud of the story, even if it’s several yards and a number of fences away from the genre I consider home. The reality is that it has just as much of a chance as any other story under review. The optimist …