Growing up, I was an avid reader who loved to explore and stretch my limits in both fiction and non-fiction. My time at UW-Madison allowed me to dive deeper into a broader variety of fiction and that included a study of Black American authors. This experience was profound for me because I was a suburbanite […]
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Musings and Opinions
Yeah, Superbowl.
Packers didn’t make it to the Superbowl this year, but that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy the ads. Here’s a compilation of the 25 best Superbowl ads of all time. The squirrel ads just kill me. Mood: Feisty Caffeinated Beverages Consumed: One. Work-Out Minutes Logged Yesterday: Went for a walk and did some house cleaning. […]
Lamentations of a Convention Planner (Or Not)
Okay, so the title is a little misleading, because this really isn’t a series of lamentations. I’ve been thinking about how to best promote Munchkin Conan and I really just like the way the word sounds. Lah-men-tay-shuns. OMMMMMM… Yes, I’ll be using that in a story soon. *evil grin* At the moment, we’re prepping for […]
Do What Thou Wilt With Thy Platform And Thy Advice
I realize a lot of you following me are authors yourselves. Today I’m going to point to an article I wrote for the How To Write Shop. My influence for Dig Up and Rebuild Platforms is the sheer rampant sensationalism I keep hearing related to the business of writing but not about writing itself. There […]
On Submitting to Dark Faith II
Well, my secret is out. I submitted a story to the Dark Faith II anthology. Normally, I don’t like to say what stories I submit where. Every editor is different and there’s so much competition out there it’s more likely a tale will be rejected than accepted. In this case, there are hundreds of stories […]