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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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Post-Comic Con Photo Dump
Well, I’m back from Comic Con, and what a trip is was! We crossed a lot off our Comic Con Bingo Card, from ignoring the obnoxious street preacher, to supporting indie comic creators, getting asked to pose for a cosplay photo, forgetting to eat, attending some awesome panels, and not making it into Hall H,
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Pre-Comic Con Prep!
I’m keeping things short this week, because in 48 hours from writing this, we will be in San Diego and there is still a lot to do! But, to give you at least a little something this week, here are the odds and ends to my impromptu Alien cosplay! Basically all the credit for the
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Space-Western
A few months ago, I wrote a blog about cosmic horror. I defined it, talked about the differences it has with sci-fi horror, and even talked a bit about the genres racist progenitor, H.P. Lovecraft. And now, as I wait to hear back from a publisher in regard to the full manuscript request they made
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Outlining: Back to the Board
I had a phone meeting with my director/producer over the weekend. Got some questions answered and received some much needed guidance. All that means that I’m back to working on the horror feature I can’t talk too much about. But what I can talk about is one of my favorite topics: my outlining process. If
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Perseid Prophecies Issue 2: Summer 2024
On Monday of this week, July 1st, the second issue of Perseid Prophecies was released. I’m especially excited about this issue as it features Perseid‘s very first original short stories submitted by authors. If you’re not familiar with Perseid Prophecies, allow me to give you a bit of an introduction. I love short stories, especially
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Rejection Goal: 50/100
As some of my regular readers may know, I’ve set a goal for myself to hit 100 story rejections before the end of the year. This goal isn’t to simply send out garbage to get those rejections, but is an attempt to accept that a certain amount of success in this effort comes from the
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3 Weird Facts About Me!
When I talk about myself here, I usually stick close to my life and experiences as a writer, so I thought it might be a good idea to pull the curtain back a little and let you in on some of the weirder aspects of E.S. Raye… 1. I Have Dual U.S. & Canadian Citizenship
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Book Review: Cracking the Nazi Code: The Untold Story of Canada’s Greatest Spy
I really want to like nonfiction. I’ve started reading 3 nonfiction books over the last 6 months or so, and I have only finished one. This one. Cracking the Nazi Code: The Untold Story of Canada’s Greatest Spy by Jason Bell. And so, I feel it is my duty to take what little platform I
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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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Gas Giant Gambit: Master Blog List
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