Category: Writing
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Gas Giant Gambit Updates
The last few days have been extremely exciting and I have a number of updates to share! Developmental Edits First and foremost, I have received the first round of developmental edits! Despite being assured at the beginning of the process that there were no plot or structural changes needed, I…
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Writing Outside Your Genre 2: Electric Romance
Almost a year ago I wrote a blog about writing outside your genre. At the time, I was waiting to hear where I had placed in the first rounds of NYC Midnight’s 2024 Short Story Challenge and Screenwriting Challenge (I made it to the second round in both contests, but…
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Gas Giant Gambit: A Space-Western Heavy on the Western
This week, I had my very first guest appearance on a podcast! I spoke with Glen Weatherhead of the Creative Writing Wizard website and podcast (if you missed it, you can check it out on YouTube and Spotify [it may also be elsewhere, I’m not sure all the places Glen…
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Goodbye ’24, Hello ’25
With the new year arriving in less than 12 hours from the time I sit here writing this, I feel it’s a nice time to take a look back at what 2024 has given me, and then look forward to what is yet to come. 2024 This past year was…
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Rejection Goal: 90/100
With two weeks left in the year, I have officially hit 90 rejections for short stories and manuscripts. Unfortunately, given recent events (especially adopting a new dog that has needed some extra care and attention to help him adapt to his new home) as well as the length of time…
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General Updates
I’m going to keep things a little short as sweet this week, mostly because there’s a lot going on around the house, and in my effort to keep up something’s gotta give! Cosmo First and foremost, the reason for the general hectic-ness of my life at the moment: we’re adopting…
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Why I Chose What I’m Writing Next
So, a few weeks ago I wrote a little about the next novel I’m going to work on: a sci-fi set during World War I, inspired by the claim Manfred von Richthofen–better known as the Red Baron–shot down a flying saucer over Belgium. You can find that brief introduction here.…
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My Next Project: Sci-Fi Set During The Great War
I’m currently working on one horror feature film screenplay we want to shoot next spring/summer. I’ve got another my production company is shopping around for funding, but it needs major rewrites. I’m also working on a horror adaptation web series we hope to start shooting in January. And finally, I’ve…
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Writing Updates
As you may or may not have noticed, I failed to post a blog last week, and I am a bit more than a day late this week. There is a very good reason for that. But before we get to that, since it’s the beginning of a new month,…
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Publishing News: Gas Giant Gambit
This week’s blog is going to be short because I have BIG BIG news, but very few actual details I can share! I have signed a book contract with an independent publishing company for Gas Giant Gambit: A Tale From Beyond the Cygnus Rift! Unfortunately, I’ve been asked to keep…
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