Supporting Indie Authors Supporting Indie Authors – do you do it? I am published, and one issue that comes up, time and again, concerns how people can go about supporting indie authors. In particular, friends and family far removed from the business of writing or social media or public relations or marketing or the like still […]
Review – The Resurrection of Ditte The Resurrection of Ditte came to me in a rush. I think it is one of the best things I have ever written. For sure, it is one of my best ever short stories. Yes, it is that good (in my opinion). Background I have written Holocaust era stories […]
A Look at This is My Child A child is born. And that kid is not human. This is My Child puts together just what it would be like if we humans ever had to save a sentient alien species. Background In truth, this story was written as a wholly original version of some fan […]
Progress Report –Second Quarter 2019 How great was second quarter 2019? So I spent second quarter 2019 mainly editing. This is because The Real Hope of the Universe had over 185,000 words to start with. So how amazing was that? Second Quarter 2019 Posted Works First of all, I spent time on editing The Real […]
Review – The Enigman Cave The Enigman Cave has some of its roots in fan fiction. Background So I had created a wholly original species called Witannen. They had flowers growing out of their scalps instead of hair, and the pure Witannen would sport little vestigial wings which couldn’t be used for much of anything. […]
Beta Reading Beta reading is both an art and a science, I feel. There are good ways to do it. And there are not so good ways. But as an independent writer, the best way to get beta readers to help you is to become a beta reader yourself. Here I’ll address common issues and […]
Review – Almost Shipwrecked This story is one of those I desperately want to read with a Queens accent. It just seems like the heroine of Almost Shipwrecked is someone who maybe isn’t what anyone would call a Rhodes Scholar. And that is okay. Background to Almost Shipwrecked When our narrator escapes her space ship, […]
Review – Props Props was written as a part of an anthology benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association – The Longest Night Watch. This short story is a part of the first of the three volumes (so far). I wanted the story to be a bit of a revelation, that someone could be paranoid but still seem […]
Review – Canaries I can scarcely recall how I got the idea for Canaries. It is entirely possible I had recently heard the Police song, Canary in a Coal Mine. But I will be the first to admit it – I am not sure. Background The great battle for the Earth is over. And – […]
Review – Surprises Surprises was one of those weird little stories which I did not expect to write. So it’s a sequel of sorts to The Enigman Cave. Background to Surprises The background is that Marnie and company are on their way back to Earth. So it is not going to be easy going. Marnie […]