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Year In Review 2022

As we close out 2022 I thought I would write a short blog on my writing journey this year. Both achievements and set-backs. And while there certainly have been a few of the latter, I will say I am quite proud of all I have done, even if it has not yet produced the desiredContinueContinue reading “Year In Review 2022”

Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Rules of Writing

All as pertinent today as when he wrote them. Plus a couple of my own thoughts on each. Let me know yours! 1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted. I take this to mean give them a satisfying story.ContinueContinue reading “Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Rules of Writing”

Guest Post: Writing for the SFWA Blog

As I stated in my last post – you may have noticed I have been a little slower with blog posts here lately as I have been fortunate to write guest blog posts elsewhere and that has kept me busy. The second of these has just come out on the Science Fiction and Fantasy WritersContinueContinue reading “Guest Post: Writing for the SFWA Blog”

Guest Post: Dan Koboldt’s Science in SciFi

So I have not posted a blog post here recently, but it is because I was fortunate enough to be invited to do guest blog posts a couple of places. The first of those to come out is a post on the Science of Skin in Fiction, which is a guest blog post on DanContinueContinue reading “Guest Post: Dan Koboldt’s Science in SciFi”

Twitter #PitchContests

So it is the evening of August 25th and I spent the day taking part in the Twitter pitch event #SFFPit. Many of you will know what this is, but for anyone that does not: it is a day where you get to tweet a 280-character summary of your novel as a ‘pitch’, once perContinueContinue reading “Twitter #PitchContests”

Writer’s Block: My Top Ten Remedies

I don’t claim to know it all as far as writing, or writer’s block, and I would love, if you have other ideas than below, if you share back via the comments. However, after over a hundred scientific articles, three novels, and a decent amount of flash fiction, I have suffered from my fair shareContinueContinue reading “Writer’s Block: My Top Ten Remedies”