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Writing News & April Anticipation
I’m just going to say it: April has the potential to be a very big month for my (still relatively early) writing career. Let’s get the things I’m anticipating out of the way, first. Contest & Awards NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge I am writing this on Monday, April 6th, and it will post to…
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Subgenre Defined: Space-Western
If there’s one constant in all my rantings and ravings about what I watch, what I read, and what I write, it is my love for a good genre mashup. And if I had to choose a favorite from among these niche subgenres, a good space-western would rank very high. (It would have, to be…
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My Favorite Book Series: The Dark Tower
Last week, while discussing the books I already own that I’d like to get around to reading, I mentioned that high fantasy has never been one of my favorite genres. And while that is extremely true, it doesn’t mean I don’t like some fantasy. Case in point, my favorite book series of all time is…
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5 Books I Own That I Need to Finally Read
They say buying books and reading books are different hobbies. If that’s true, then I indulge in both, and thus have a shelf full of books I fully intend to read. I even actually get around to reading some of them too. But, alas, there are still a number that haunt me, and yet I…
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My Top 5 Sci-Fi Books
I have always been a child of science fiction–which is kind of odd, since neither of my parents were super into it when I was a kid. I don’t know where it came from (though I suspect it was the syndicated Star Trek I watched during the day at my grandparents’ house). But wherever it…
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TBR Piles: How I Choose What to Read Next
When I was a little kid, I was a massively avid reader. I would often read three books at a time: whatever I had been assigned for English, and two more for my own pleasure. I consumed books at an incredible rate, and was thus a frequent visitor of my local and school libraries. I…
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The Yips: How to Break a Reading Slump
As a speculative fiction author, I believe strongly that in order to be a great writer, you must be a great reader. And not just of your preferred genre. You must read wide and often, casting your net as broadly as you can. However, despite that belief, I find myself in something of a reading…
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Goblin Steel
I am not a fantasy writer. I don’t generally read fantasy (outside the short stories submitted to Perseid Prophecies), and I don’t generally watch fantasy (outside the Peter Jackson films). But, I am trying to expand my horizons a bit. So, about eighteen months ago, I wrote a quick little flash-fiction fantasy story, drawing from…
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Shallow Trenches/Open Skies: an Introduction
I’ve spent a great deal of time introducing readers to the world of my space-western Gas Giant Gambit, and rightfully so; it’s my debut novel and I spent a lot of time crafting its characters, settings, and themes. But now I’m working on a follow up, and I think it’s high time I give you…
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My Writing Routine
I first spoke on this topic nearly a year and a half ago, and in that time, quite a bit has changed–while a lot hasn’t–so I thought I might revisit it. I’ll start by saying this isn’t actually my daily routine. I do freelance marketing writing for a living and I also dedicate a substantial…
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