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Let’s Be Authors – NaNoWriMo Explained
I know. I should be writing right now, with this being November, but I’m counting this in my word count. 😉 EVERYONE is doing NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) this year, and it…
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Let’s Be Authors! Experiment #2: Conning A Con – Pretending To Be Special
Experiment #2 involves Salt Lake Comic Con, though I think this would apply with any convention. I tried to make this post as funny as possible, but sometimes, the truth is just not…
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Salt Lake Comic Con 2017 – 1001 Author Tales!
Ten days! Salt Lake Comic Con is in TEN DAYS! And we are in Booth 1001! I expect to see everyone there. I’m anxious. I’m excited. I’m nervous. I’m… just… so many things…
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Let’s Be Authors! – Experiment #1
Experiment #1 Congratulations! You’re an Author! Now what? This expression is felt by every author. The excitement. The thrill. The CULMINATION of the pinnacle of your creative expression bound and wrapped and now…
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Adventures in Audio
I’ve been testing the waters in Audio Books A few courageous years ago, I thought about performing my own audio books. It sounded like a lot of fun. Audio and voice recording is…
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Book Review – Off To Be The Wizard
When I was researching wizards for a presentation, this book popped up and I got the giggles just reading the description. It looked clever, and I like clever. Anything that I wished I’d…
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Book Review – A Piece of Sky
A Piece of Sky by Ann Hunter This delightful, scrumptious re-imagining of Chicken Little is one of the best pieces of magical fiction I’ve ever read. I don’t say that lightly. I met…
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FanX 2017 – Supporting Local Fantasy Authors
Today, I’m reflecting on my past experiences as I get ready for another FanX. My first FanX was an experiment. It was only me and my family and friends helping out. I…
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Serendipity – the Beginnings of Billy Blacksmith
ser·en·dip·i·ty serÉ™nˈdipÉ™dÄ“/ noun the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. I think out of all the words that I have ever encountered (that being a…
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Bones, Muscle, Skin: NaNoWriMo Philosophy Revisit
I originally posted this back in 2011, that’s before I was published, people. I have since revisited and revised my original philosophy, but it’s still how I approach a project. NaNoWriMo… Here I…
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Book Review – Storm Front (Harry Dresden #1)
Last year at Salt Lake Comic Con 2015, I had the privilege of attending a panel with some talented authors like Terry Brooks, Jim Butcher, R.A. Salvatore and James Owens. And I was…
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Vampire-ish Cover Reveal – Hypochondria and a Hybrid Author
Big News! I Got Rejected! Before you all start crying for me, don’t. Rejection happens a LOT as a writer. And it’s something you truly never get over. Artists tend to be protective…
