The main character of my military sci-fi litRPG, Charlie Foxtrot Zero, might have come on too strong for some readers. John Easterbrook starts off—and is […]
Craft
I Hate Mystery Boxes Because…
Spoiler alert for Rise of Skywalker. But if you haven’t seen it, do yourself a favor. Don’t. I stopped watching Lost in the second season. […]
Star Wars and 4 Corner Opposition
The first novel I wrote—one that no one will ever, ever read—was written using The Snowflake Method. The Snowflake Method might be useful if you […]
Dissection of a Fight Scene [NSFW] [ANIMATED GORE]
In preparation for my next book, I read Writing Fight Scenes by Rayne Hall. I figured I should make sure I know how to write […]
Writing a Dream Journal of Insight
So, how do we remember those fuzzy narratives from the depths of our minds? One of the best things you can do is to write in your dream journal every day.
Why You Should Be Writing a Dream Journal
I’m a recovering insomniac. Every once in a while, I’m not so recovering. Sometimes I forget to take my meds, put my head on my pillow, […]
The Origins of The Mechanoid Cries Within
There are no original stories. Well, maybe there are, but I haven’t figured out how to tell one just as of yet. I’m a child […]
Anatomy of Story Worksheet
The one book on writing that has improved my own more than any other is Anatomy of Story by John Truby. I wish I had […]
Blurb 2.0
Here’s the new and refined blurb for my novel, Dreaming Alejandro: Cass makes porn with her dreams. Living a hand-to-mouth existence, she is in a […]
I Tried Not Being a Writer
When I heard these words, I knew exactly what he meant. It might have been the latest episode of The Writer Files where I heard […]