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Famous New Wave Short Fiction Writers School, Lesson II

Posted on December 3, 2018 by

This is a follow up to yesterday’s post, inspired by a comment from Dave Higgins. Let’s talk about Writer’s Guidelines. Just like publishers have guidelines regarding what they will and will not accept for submissions, authors should have guidelines regarding … Continue reading →

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Famous New Wave Short Fiction Writers School

Posted on December 2, 2018 by

This is a post that I have been thinking about for a while, but a recent comment from The Parasite Guy gave me the nudge I needed to sit down and do it. I have written a lot about the … Continue reading →

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Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you

Posted on September 18, 2016 by

So… I have been very hesitant to come out and say in so many words, “I am working on a new book” because I have had so many false starts over the past year, but I think I’ve gotten to … Continue reading →

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If Dreams Are Like Movies Then Memories Are Films About Ghosts

Posted on September 14, 2014 by

You know that moment when you realize that you are in the middle of a project and have absolutely no idea what you are doing? Well, maybe you don’t, but I do, and I’m there now. See, I started working … Continue reading →

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Pre-Release Copies Of “The Worms Of Heaven” Now Available

Posted on August 12, 2014 by

I am offering for a limited time only to send out pre-release copies of The Worms Of Heaven, the latest Book Of Lost Doors novel featuring James & Catskinner. This version has not been fully proofed and does contain errors. … Continue reading →

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And So The Time Is Near And I Approach The Final Curtain

Posted on June 28, 2014 by

The Worms Of Heaven is drawing to a close.  I have, I suspect, one more chapter and a brief epilogue to write.  I’m still not entirely certain how it will be published–I do have hopes that I can interest a … Continue reading →

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Who ARE all you people?

Posted on February 8, 2014 by

Evidently there are 689 people who follow this WordPress blog, 170 people who follow my Twitter feed, 167 people who follow my author FaceBook , and 27 people who follow me on Google+. Now, I realize that there is going … Continue reading →

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Okay, back to work

Posted on January 23, 2014 by

I’ll admit I’ve taken a couple of days off writing.  My body aches and my brain has been tired–work has been rough.  However, I got some very nice feedback on what I have of Worms so far, which has motivated … Continue reading →

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It’s quiet… too quiet.

Posted on January 20, 2014 by

So here I am about a third of the way into The Worms Of Heaven, the third installment of my Book Of Lost Doors series, and a whole lot of nothing has happened so far. Well, that’s not entirely true, … Continue reading →

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An Excerpt From Cannibal Hearts

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

This is a section of new stuff.  It takes place just after the characters have lost one of their friends, (the traumatic death scene that I had been stuck on for so long.)  James and Godiva are in a hotel … Continue reading →

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