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Start the week with a laugh…

President Jeff is published four times per week now, so we can start the week with a laugh. Sunday strips will usually be single-panel gags. I’ve noticed that they’ve been the most fun to write and draw. I think it’s … Continue reading

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A brief respite, so I’m destroying the world

I have just under two precious weeks of break in between classes, and I’m determined to do some writing. In order to get the juices flowing, I’ve decided to destroy the planet. Yeah, I’m pretty excited. To this end, I’ve … Continue reading

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It’s Here! The Sins of Acheryn fantasy short story is free through Wed on Amazon!

The Sins of Acheryn tells the tale of the cataclysmic fall of a vanished empire. As the legendary Kings of Acheryn moved to consume the nations of the ancient world, her pride and violence rose to the thrones of heaven. … Continue reading

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Sampler Sunday: Some fantasy, some scifi, and my absolute favorite photo (that I’ve ever taken)

I’ve got a lot going on now… sort of a creative maelstrom right before my classes start in two weeks. I thought I’d put out a couple of things for Sample Sunday while it’s all knocking around out in my … Continue reading

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My free Scifi short The Vacuum Isn’t Crazy About Nature, Either, is now live on Smashwords!

For those who like to have all their stories on an ereader, I’ve now published my first science fiction story on Smashwords. I did this in order to try and get more exposure for the story., and maybe new readers … Continue reading

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Phase Two of My World Domination Plans: Free stuff

Okay. Perhaps world domination is a bit of a stretch. As I mentioned a couple of days ago,  I’ve recently published a new short story to Amazon: The Sins of Acheryn is a fantasy tale set in the distant past … Continue reading

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Please sit back and enjoy this terrible writing…The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest

Special thanks to ereads.com for pointing this out! I’d heard of this contest before. Writers are challenged with penning the worst introductory sentence of a novel that they can imagine. So for those of us uncomfortable with the idea of … Continue reading

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Writing Update: one novel and three short stories (including one about vampires, but not anything you’d want to date)

Life has been crazy busy around here over the past two weeks, so I wanted to let you know what was going on around here, writing wise. First, I’ve finished another round of edits of my first manuscript, Chasing After … Continue reading

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The True Cost of Bad Writing

Earlier this week I stumbled across an article in the Wall Street Journal, authored by Cynthia Crossen, that struck a chord with me for a number of reasons This article, What Makes Bad Writing, is short and smartly written. After … Continue reading

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The Necroblogicon: What place does technology have in classic horror?

I’m roughly halfway through reading the Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft. So far, I am completely in awe at this body of work. But this isn’t a book review…that will come later. This something a little less serious. One of … Continue reading

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