What Is Dave Working On?
One of the most common questions writers get is: What are you working on? For most writers, that’s an easy question to answer. They just […]
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Look What Just Arrived…
Hey, look what just arrived. It’s my latest delivery of Fantastic Defenders from CreateSpace. Another box of selling stock, 20 copies. As it turns out, […]
Second Round: Cover Art Reveal
This is the cover art for the upcoming anthology, Second Round: A Return to the Ur-Bar. This fabulous picture was created by Justin Adams of […]
Inspiration: Godzilla
This is a shot from the movie Godzilla, directed by Gareth Edwards. I think this is a stunning scene that contrasts the human scale with […]
Inspiration: Cat People
This is an image of a strangely moving, recurring dream sequence from Cat People, the 1982 romantic horror movie starring Nastassja Kinski and Malcolm McDowell. […]
Novelette Series: Entertaining, Fast and Just Enough Plot
I’ve written about this before, about how I’ve always liked novelettes and, sometimes, their slightly longer cousin, the novella. The annual Hugo Awards for SF […]
Fantastic Defenders: Tuning a Cover
When we launched “Fantastic Defenders,” the first volume of our new Worlds Enough anthology series, we were never quite as happy with the cover as […]
Meetup: Yet Another Disappointing Update
I’m a member of a writing group that uses Meetup to promote our group and organize our meetings. I have come to the general conclusion […]
Inspiration: Worst Cities in a Zombie Apocalypse
If you’ve ever worried about which cities would be the worst to be in when a zombie apocalypse starts, well, here’s an infographic that ranks […]
Chessiecon 2017
I went to Chessicon again this year, which is a small, regional convention held in Timonium, MD. As per usual over this holiday weekend, I […]