Tag Archives: realism

Life Is Just A Party And Parties Aren’t Meant To Last

Posted on January 4, 2020 by

When I was putting together the stories that comprise Bad Dreams & Broken Hearts I wanted to include some kind of supplemental material from the world of Dracoheim. It seemed to fit the feel of the work, like the map … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Five Thousand Seven Hundred

Posted on December 27, 2019 by

Yesterday I posted a list of my 2019 publications. Compiling that list was an interesting experience. For one thing, it was more than I had thought I had done–I tend not to spend much time thinking about what I’ve done, … Continue reading →

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Hard Weird

Posted on September 25, 2019 by

I think I’ve come up with a new way to describe what genre it is that I work in. Hard Weird.  I think that’s an evocative phrase, and I hope it’s fairly self-explanatory. SF/F fans are familiar with the phrase … Continue reading →

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Smash The Mirror

Posted on August 24, 2019 by

Describing a character is just about the worst way to introduce a character to me. Sadly, it’s also one of the most common. Now, maybe it’s just me, but when a story opens up by focusing on a character–not just … Continue reading →

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He Came Home From The War With A Party In His Head

Posted on May 11, 2019 by

This is a follow up to my earlier post, If I Exorcise My Devils Then My Angels Will Leave Too.  In that post I talked about the concept of personal growth as a story arc and why I think it’s … Continue reading →

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If I Exorcise My Devils Then My Angels Will Leave Too

Posted on May 11, 2019 by

Recently I gave up on three books in rapid succession, and all for the same reason. Unlikeable protagonists. More than that–protagonists who were introduced in such a way as to showcase their negative characteristics. And I see these books–and quite … Continue reading →

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A Dragon Among Dragons: The Decay Of Fantasy

Posted on May 6, 2019 by

“The old fairy tale makes the hero a normal human boy; it is his adventures that are startling; they startle him because he is normal. But in the modern psychological novel the hero is abnormal; the centre is not central. … Continue reading →

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