My dark fantasy story about a mythical Western town, "Haxan", has been published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine. Please, click on the link below the title and you'll be taken to the story. I really hope you like it. HAXAN Appearing NOW in Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine 03. 26. 09. And if that isn't enough. And …
Hell Is Invited To Supper
And Haxan thought it was a rough town. Find out how wrong they were TOMORROW! HAXAN Appearing tomorrow in Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine 03. 26. 09. Blood. Dust. Wind.
Marwood Rides Into Haxan
See what is waiting for him when he arrives. I'm sure everything will be okay. I mean, what could go wrong in Haxan, right? In TWO days! HAXAN Appearing in Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine 03. 26. 09. Blood. Dust. Wind.
What Happened to the Gold Double-Eagles?
Find out where the money is in THREE days! HAXAN Appearing in Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine 03. 26. 09. Blood. Dust. Wind.
Where is Magra Snowberry?
Find out what happened to her in FOUR days! HAXAN Appearing in Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine 03. 26. 09. Blood. Dust. Wind.
Beneath Ceaseless Skies Teases Haxan!
Beneath Ceaseless Skies has posted a snippet from the story. It'll be in issue #13. How fitting! Give it a peek. Here's the link!: HAXAN Tease
Three Stories in Three Days
I like to be challenged. I like setting goals for myself and seeing if I'm up to meeting them. I had the idea of Three Stories in Three Days for several weeks. I wanted to see if I could do it. No immediate reason, other than the alliteration sounded good and I thought it would be a decent …
Do You Night-Walk? The People Of Haxan Do!
Find out how they do it in FIVE days! HAXAN Appearing in Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine 03. 26. 09. Blood. Dust. Wind.
Third of Three Stories Down! NONE Left in the Thunderdome!
I am so exhausted. Mentally and physically. It took everything I had to finish "Grand Guignol" today, all 3700 words. It's a psychologically dark, claustrophobic and gritty story. Which means it's pure Haxan. But, man, it was tough. I was fighting myself as much as anything. After three days, switching gears from one story to the next to the …
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Second of Three Stories Down! One Story Left in the Thunderdome!
Started and finished "Wuthering" today. Came in at about 5000 words. This one is pretty dark. Surprised me how dark it turned out. And I loved the villain in this one and how Marwood must fix things aright. I think the resolution will come across as something of a surprise. Different even for Haxan. I hope so, anyway. …
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First of Three Stories Down. Two Left in the Thunderdome!
I started and finished "In the Image of His Maker" today. It came in at 4,000 words. I'm satisfied with how it turned out except I swear I have NO idea where I'm going to sell it. Grr. I suppose I could drive up the psychological aspect a bit and blood it up some. That might open up some markets. I'll …
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New Content on My Webpage! (As if we needed an excuse to party!)
I've added new content on my web page. New Haxan stuff (biographical sketches!), a new sample story ("Joke Hell"!), new essay, and other fun stuff. I'm especially excited about the new Haxan content. I'll be adding more characters sketches as time goes on. Marwood's character sketch will appear the day "Haxan" is published by Beneath …
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Ego And Confidence And Why You Need Them To Write
Today I met my writing buddymjryan and while I didn't get any writing done we had a long and effective conversation about the writing process, ego and confidence. It was very helpful for me to have her express where she's at both mentally and physically with her writing and I think she was helped by what little …
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“Alpenglow” Finished!
Well, I guess it was nagging me so I sat down and finished "Alpenglow" and it came in right around 5300 words. I'm pretty happy with the way this story turned out. I had been fighting it a little so this afternoon I erased the final third and rewrote it cold. Of course an entirely new ending presented itself …
Tie A Bow On It!
Long day today. I got a lot accomplished, not least of which was the second "High Moon" rewrite. I'm very pleased with how it turned out. It's done. It's solid. I'll give one more pass tomorrow and send it back out. Me tired now. Me sleep.
I get a shout out from Richard Parks! Woot!
ogre_san blogged about the highs and lows of writing series fiction. He mentions my story "Haxan" which will appear in Beneath Ceaseless Skies later this month. He has some thoughtful advice for writing a series which you should take to heart if you ever want to tackle a project like this. Then he ended up …
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It’s Not Rocket Science. It’s Common Sense.
If a person of color has a problem with your story then you should listen. If a white person has a problem with your story then you should listen. If anyone has a problem with your story then you should listen. That doesn't mean you have to write what only makes them happy. It means …
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Monkey Writer Dog Can Solve Your Sex Woes!
I'm listed on the Internet Book Database of Fiction. Mentioning this at a party is guaranteed to get you laid. . . . . . . . . (Okay, probably not. But it was worth a try.)
Racefail 2009 in the SF/F Community
I've never been one to shy away from calling people what they are. And I can't shy away now even though I'm only a tiny guppy in the SF/F pond. What I'm about to link you to, in case you don't know, has been going on for quite a while. These are professional people, some …
Trouble for Monkey Writer Dog
Flug. I'm right on the edge with this cold. It could fade away into a bothersome little head knocker kept at bay with Sudafed and black coffee... ...or degenerate into a horrific snot-fest accompanied with an overwhelming sense of gakking myself to avoid the misery. It's like God is going to flip the coin in …
Hoover's Corner 