This month I started writing a new series of articles for a website called the How To Write Shop. This new website launched a few months ago and is designed to help aspiring writers learn how to write. In addition to the strong emphasis on fiction from professional authors like Lori Devoti and Alex Bledsoe, […]
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My Guest Post: Grammar in Your Alien Language
For November, I got the chance to dig into my How to Create an Alien Language series again over at the Apex Book Company blog. This month, I talked about developing the grammar for your alien language and offered a suggestion for a simple exercise. Take a look: To streamline the rules for your alien […]
Social Media, Online Personas and Criss Angel’s BeLIEve
Last night, a friend and I went to see Criss Angel‘s BeLIEve, which was under the umbrella of Cirque du Soleil. (Side note: his site opens with pop-ups and auto-play. Erg. You’ve been warned.) Since I had received a press release through horror webzine FlamesRising.com, I thought I could review it for the site, but […]
Faith, Writing and a Horror Author’s Intent Part III
Last week, I talked about how Maurice Broaddus and I were discussing faith in writing. Maurice picked up the thread in the second part of our series. You can read Faith, Writing and a Horror Author’s Intent Part II on his website. In part three, I started off by asking Maurice about his writing platform. […]
My Free Halloween Story at FlamesRising.com
Hi everyone, Just wanted to pop in and mention I have a free flash fiction piece up at FlamesRising.com today for Halloween. Entitled A Different Kind of Treat it’s a Halloween take on an old fairy tale. Here’s a preview of the story: Blood-red shafts of sunlight filter through a dirty cabin window, kissing a […]