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Visioncon 2013 was …wow! So, I was looking for conventions in the Midwest with the intent of doing roughly one a month, and was fortunate enough to come across Visioncon. I didn’t know how many people would be there, so…
I’m a little beside myself right now. They told me the second book was the hardest, and they weren’t kidding. (Of course, this means the third book is easy, right!?) Whew, I feel like I just gave birth to a…
I am excited to announce that Cristi will be a spokesmodel for my fantasy novel Angst at Science Fiction and Fantasy Conventions this year. Cristi is a great friend, as well as one of the advisers on my alpha team…
Many see New Years as a reset button. The start of every year is an excuse to shed the past and start anew. This belief is so prevalent that people make resolutions committing themselves to their goals. Losing weight, writing…
So…I may have written two books by accident. It’s not terrible, as accidents go, but I’m sort of beside myself. Too Many Words The rough draft of Buried in Angst was already 120,000 words deep and I wasn’t done. I…
ConX was a fun convention. It was a reminder that attending conventions isn’t just about book sales. I had the pleasure of meeting several people who review books – and recently got an awesome review by [@CapeRust]() on geek-life –…
As much as I loved writing Angst, my reasons for writing book two have changed. My original drive to, “climb a mountain because it’s there,” has passed and I find myself easily distracted by side projects. I need to make…
I rewrote the first chapter of Angst a billion times. I know how crucial that first chapter can be, but shortly after publishing my book, I realize that I can’t really remember how most books start. Just the opposite, it’s always the…
Most films series seem to die quickly after the second film. Hollywood’s constant drive for bigger, better, more tends to push aside the original inspiration that made the first films so incredible, in favor of easy cliché storytelling and big…
The highlight of my weekend was seeing old friends Jeff Miracola and his lovely and talented wife Silvia Acevedo. Jeff’s work with Magic: The Gathering, World of Warcraft, and his children’s book Monster Isle is both highly acclaimed and well known. Everything Silvia has accomplished is equally impressive,…