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Writing Prose vs Screenwriting: What’s the Difference?
Most people are familiar with prose (even if they aren’t familiar with the word), but screenplays aren’t general seen by the movie going audience. So, as someone interested in writing one, the other, or both, the differences can be a little mystifying at first. But, as a writer that has found himself experiencing the earliest…
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My Outlining Technique
If you’re one of my dear “Constant Readers” (to borrow a turn of phrase from one of the masters), you may have seen the post before. A couple of times, in fact. But, once again, one of my outlines got a fair amount of attention on social media recently, with a lot of questions about…
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Subgenre Defined: Cosmic Horror
As I have said time and time again, I love me a good genre mashup. The more obscure the resulting subgenre, the better. Genre mashups offer a bending or re-imagining of tropes from sometimes wildly opposing creative origins, and are a lot of fun to read and write. Earlier this year, I set out to…
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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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