Recent Posts
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Music for Writing
I’m taking a break from writing to talk about writing… specifically, how music makes everything better.
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Death at Hell House
A short story for Halloween with a little bit of hell house nostalgia and a lot of Southern Gothic and Tales From the Crypt influences.
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Little Tommy’s Slumber Party
Another Tommy and his pet dragon story that was motivated by my wonderful son’s struggle with bedtime.
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The One About Headphones
I’m taking a break from my novel to talk about something I care deeply about: headphones and adding a soundtrack to writing.
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Two Sentences
This morning I finally started the official rewrite of my first novel, and it went about as well as you would expect.
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Punk Rock Preacher - Sample Scenes
I’m working on a new novel set in the 90s Christian punk/hardcore scene (which I was heavily involved in), and I put together a few example scenes just for myself to help establish the language and feeling I want to use.
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Little Tommy and the Big Parade
This is a short story for my three-year-old son, but it's pretty fun for adults. Maybe I'll give up on horror and write about little boys and dragons.
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My iPad Pro is My Favorite Writing Tool
I have been thinking a lot about how I use my iPad for writing because I don’t have my iPad right now. I had to send it in for repairs after incident with my son and some hot chocolate, and now I'm enumerating the ways it has been great for my writing.
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The Push
This weekend, I finished the rough draft of my first novel, and it wrapped up (one of many) big pushes I have experienced trying to get any big project across the finish line. This time, I made notes for my future self.