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Paperback vs. Hardcover vs. eBook vs. Audiobook: How Do I Read?
I’ll start by saying, I do not care how someone else receives their stories. I think there are nuanced differences, sure, but I also think that as long as you are consuming stories–and more importantly, understanding them–then how they make their way into your brain is irrelevant. The story is the important part For me,…
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Reader Recs: Cosmic Horror
Hello all! I’m keeping it short this week and trying something I’ve never done on this blog before: putting out a call for your book recommendations! I’m currently working on the outline for my third novel–this one a cosmic horror set in NorCal (in a fictionalized version of the town I grew up in) in…
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My Favorite Things to Write: Genre Mashups with a Historical Bent
Wow. Yeah. That’s a mouthful. But as I look over the projects I’ve had published, as well as those I’m currently working on, this is undeniably true. I really love writing genre mashups that have a certain (if varying) historical element. Here’s what I mean by that. Cibus City, and the World of Clayton Hart…
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Writing Roundup
We’re more than halfway through 2026, so it feels like a good time to share a run-down or roundup or whatever you prefer to call it of my writing so far this year! Let’s start with what’s been published! Short Stories While I have ramped up my novel writing, short stories have fallen to the…
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Overcoming Writer’s Block
Today, we’re going to talk about a subject every writer faces from time to time: Writer’s Block. Everybody deals with it, and everybody’s got their own two cents to add to the discussion on how to overcome it. Here’s mine! I want to start by making a distinction. When I say “writer’s block” I’m not…
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Visitors: A Sci-Fi Short Story
Today is one of those rare occasions where one of my short stories has been published where it can be read for free, and on the same day that I write my weekly blog! Am I using it as an excuse to not write a blog? Maybe. But I also love sharing my work as…
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Characters vs Plot: What Inspires Me First?
I’ve seen this question come up several times among writers: do you think of characters or plots first? I can’t speak for every writer, but for me, it’s both–and sometimes neither. Character First The story idea that inspired me to become a writer (and is still rattling around in my head waiting for me to…
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Shallow Trenches/Open Skies Draft 1 is Finally Done
I’m a little late with this, but I was completely wiped out with a migraine all last week. But now I’m better, so I’m pleased to announce that I have finally finished the first draft of my World War 1 set sci-fi novel Shallow Trenches/Open Skies. I had originally thought I would finish in December…
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A Post for Pickles
You’ll have to forgive me if I don’t want to get too deep into anything today. The fact is, this is a sad home right now, and it’s been difficult to focus on work. We lost another fuzzy, four-legged member of our family last week, the old man of the house and our resident quintessential…
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Cosplay (Sort of?) Reveal!
With a title like that I should probably start off by saying this isn’t a big, full-blown cosplay, and I am not a big-time cosplayer. I have dabbled a bit for specific events (many, many years ago I went to Burning Man and made a few things for that, and I made a Nostromo uniform…
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