My Year of Writing

At the end of last year, I nearly, possibly, sort of really went a little crazy. Not your dangerous-to-others sort of crazy. The kind of crazy…

Resolve to be the creator

I’m not one for resolutions in January because they’re expected and they usually have no true power come February, but I found one last night that…

Not the Slowest Writer…

WORD COUNT: 63,237 WORD GOAL: 80K I’ve been working and working on my novel and the closer I get to the finish, the further away it…

My Shiny New Book Cover

I just received the artwork for my upcoming book “Cole’s Code” and I’m ecstatic. It’s dark and strange and perfect. Big thanks to Carl Graves at…

Updates and Amphetamines

I didn’t think it was possible to write too many blog posts in one month, but I think I’ve hit my limit. I’ve written nearly one…

The Independent Book Blogger Awards!

Goodreads is looking for the best book bloggers and I need your vote. Even if you think I’m boring and ridiculous, that my reading opinions suck,…

Book Autopsy: “The Night Circus” by Erin Morgenstern

Reading Erin Morgenstern’s “The Night Circus” was like getting lost in my hoarding grandmother’s basement. When you walk in and see all of the trinkets and…

Book Autopsy: “Kafka On the Shore” by Haruki Murakami

I think I’m broken. I tried so hard to love this book and I did, I think, at first.  Maybe I got lost in its painful…

Lost in The Trees

The worst part of writing a novel has to be the end of the middle. It’s the point where all of the trails you’ve been carving…

Book Autopsy: ‘Horns’ by Joe Hill

I just devoured Joe Hill’s book “Horns” and learned a few great storytelling techniques to share in today’s Book Autopsy. I tried to be objective with…