Blood Runner: from stand-alone to contemporary fantasy series Considering I never meant to seriously write Blood Runner at all, it amuses me that I grew so attached. It was supposed to be a throw-away practice piece trying out a fast-writing…
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Blood Runner origin – where did this thing come from? So, funny story – I never meant to write Blood Runner at all. Did I mention that before? And due to that, as I’m now working to turn it into…
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Be warned… semi-rant coming up… What set me off? Walking back from the grocery story with one of my demon spawn, we were accosted, twice within two minutes, by pamphlet-waving zealots as we crossed the intersection on two different sides.…
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Motivation and inspiration? You mean how bad do you want it Motivation and inspiration are two of those things writers lament, cry, and gnash their teeth over. Not to say it’s not frustrating as all get-out as a writer to…
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Introverts is a psychological term for people who tend to: “shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts”. (Thanks WordWeb! Which, by the way, is a handy little free dictionary tool. If you don’t have it,…
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Book release – The Seer Publication date: Jan 27 2017 Just a warning to anyone who read Blood Runner, this book release? It’s very different from my first book. Not a vampire in sight. The Seer is a pure historical…
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You want my art for free? Art for free..? Um, no. Where did this perception come from that art is some kind of throw-away? I have to apologise in advance. Something set me off this week and I’ve been stewing…
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Should new writers pay reading or submission fees just for a shot at having their work looked at by a professional publication? The simple answer – no. Submission fees create a barrier between the writer and the literary community, not…
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So, I saw a hipster on the subway this morning – short blue single-breasted blazer, black thick-framed glasses, beard, skinny brown jeans… with a unicycle. Now, let me preface this by saying I have no issues with unicycles or hipsters,…
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To Toque or Not to Toque: It’s Winter, It’s Freezing, Deal With It
I came in from freezing my arse off outside at the beginning of winter quite a while back now and wrote out my frustration. Y’know, the way writers handle all life’s little hurdles. I was full on freelancing at the…