A Poem: “Wrong Mailbox”

Wrong Mail Box Fiancées wedding shower. I am the solitary man at this gathering, Unaware that men are not Invited to these things, But anticipating The outing I have devised for later For my future bride: Italian Bistro and “Will Rogers Follies” For now I wander the dimly lit cavernous halls of the church, For

“Tolkien’s 10 Tips for Writers” Plagiarized by EssayMomma

Last year I wrote a very popular blog post titled “Tolkien’s 10 Tips for Writers”.  It was the product of several months of pouring through Tolkien’s letters found in “The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien” by Humphrey Carpenter.  I performed all of the research into the letters myself, designed all of the tips tailored as I felt Tolkien would

My Article Published in “The Short Story Writer” Magazine

A few months ago I was contacted by managing editor Andy Brinkley who publishes an iTunes magazine entitled “The Short Story Writer”.  He was putting together an issue about the work of Philip K. Dick, and wanted to know if he could publish a blog post I wrote several months ago about what we can

Books In Print: This Broken Earth and Come Apart

At last I can announce that my books are in print and on Amazon Kindle.  Here they are, and where to find them: This Broken Earth – The world has ended…sort of.  Wandering through the apocalypse are a band of people simply trying to survive, but their lives, like our own, have a greater destiny not

My New Short Story “Rust” Is Published in Literary Juice

I’ve been waiting to announce this, but a science fiction short story I wrote a while back entitled Rust has been published in the online literary magazine Literary Juice.  I’m so excited to be published by this excellent magazine, and now you can finally read this story that was the stuff of my nightmares. Find the story

Guest Blogger: “10 Things I’ve Learned About Being a Novelist” Featured

The lovely Rafa Lombardino over at e-word news has featured my article “10 Things I’ve Learned About Being A Novelist”. I would like to thank Rafa for also translating the article into Portuguese for her Portuguese speaking readers!  I am so flattered and honored to be a part of her blog.

Come Apart: My New Novel

I’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to share about my newest novel Come Apart, slated for a February release, and I suppose now is as good a time as any. I have always loved books, films and television programs that keep the reader or viewer guessing, surprising them with strange twists and turns, throws buckets

Broke 500 On My Free E-Book Giveaway! Only 1 Day Left!

I have officially given away 500 copies of This Broken Earth after only four days of offering on Amazon for free.  This has all been very exciting for me.  I’m pleased that so many people felt the need to download it, so now let’s just hope that this will translate into sales later. Even if it

My Post Apocalypse Novel 5 Day Giveaway – Day 3

I checked Kindle Direct Publishing and yet another 120 copies of the book have been downloaded.  Looks like this freebie thing is a great idea after all. It is exciting to know that a total of 427 people have grabbed up my book (even if it is offered for free) and soon will be reading

I’m Giving Away My Post Apocalyptic Novel – Day 2

Here I am in the middle of day 2 of the 5 day give away of my post apocalyptic novel This Broken Earth.  I went to Kindle Direct just moments ago and found the following information about how many books have been downloaded since the promo began yesterday (click the image below to expand): I have