Virtual Vacation: Star Trek Enterprise
For this week’s virtual vacation, I took a tour of NCC-1701, the Enterprise, under the command of Captain Kirk. This is a picture snapped by […]
Monday Mashup: Times Person of the Year
Found this on the InterWeb and it tickled my fancy. This is Sauron from The Lord of the Rings…on the cover of Times magazine as […]
Cover Reveal: An Unlikely Hero
This is the new, rebranded, retitled cover for the novelette I originally published in 2017 as “The Good Book.” It’s a surprisingly fun and uplifting […]
Hourlings Podcast E13: Writing a Series (26m)
Episode 13 of the Hourlings Podcast Project (26 minutes) is now available on YouTube. This episode’s topic is “Writing a Series,” in which our awesome […]
Introducing the Hourlings
I’d like to introduce you to the Hourlings Writing Group. They’re a writing group in the Northern Virginia area which has been instrumental in my development […]
Inspiration: Burning L.A.
This is a great image from the back of a departing yacht as a group of survivors leaves Los Angelos behind during a zombie apocalypse. […]
Hourlings Podcast E12: Writing Action Scenes (17m)
Episode 12 of the Hourlings Podcast Project (17 minutes) is now available on YouTube. This episode’s topic is “Writing Action Scenes,” in which our illustrious […]
Inspiration: T-Rex
It’s been an awful day. Insurrectionists wreaked havoc in the capitol and the Confederate flag was raised in DC for the first time in the […]
Occupational Hazard Writing Exercise
Interview enough writers and you’ll find that the inspiration for stories can come from almost anywhere. Sometimes the writer starts out with a social issue, […]
Inspiration: Venice
I’ve never been to Venice, though I hope to visit sometime in the post-COVID-19 era. I’ve always been fascinated by its prominence in history, first […]