I was bullied growing up. From sixth to eight grade I cried a lot because of what people did or said to me. When I went to high school, it died down to teasing and back-biting. Not every day, but it happened often enough that by the time I graduated, my self-esteem was in the…
The video of of me talking about my writing life and reading a passage from The Sciell is ready. Well… it’s shareable. Sort of. I mentioned I was editing the video from my author talk. My camera recorded a lot of crowd noise, which drowned out my voice. I had to find some way to…
Ever reach a point as a writer where you don’t create any new stories, you’re just editing ones you’ve already written. I used to write short stories all the time, just for fun. Now, I don’t-which is why I’m excited about my new project! My favorite horror trope is the haunted house tale. For some…
Author appearance are almost as important as marketing and promoting online. This was a tough one for me to accept. I can do presentation, but I’ve always had trouble with talking one-on-one with people. Because of the conferences I’ve done, I’ve gotten a bit more comfortable with it. Still need some practice. But with appearances,…
Darkness isn’t evil, just angry There’s a cage. One made of pure Darkness. It exists inside us all. We control what goes into this Dark Prison, but not what comes out. For years, we’ve stuffed into this steel void parts of ourselves we don’t like, horrible things others have done to us, unacceptable things we…
Thank you everyone who entered the Goodreads Giveaway for my novel The Sciell. It went beyond, beyond, beyond expectations. 983 people enter the contest and 483 people added my book to a shelf. That’s 483 in one month because The Sciell was at 2 people until the giveaway started. For all authors contemplating doing a…
Recently, there’s been an awesome dialogue going on about diversity in sci-fi, fantasy and horror. This discussion has nothing to do with Black History Month, a month I don’t particularity care for. I understand the purpose of Black History Month. But, the history/impact of people of color (POC) in the U.S. should be an everyday…
If done right. Yes. People have shorter attention spans for consuming content online. Rarely do people read entire articles, let alone book summaries. Yes, I know books are meant to be read not seen. That’s like saying a good book sells itself, which, unfortunately, it doesn’t. Back in the day, an author’s job was to write. That was it….
I love ebooks, but there’s nothing like holding your first book. I finally finished the layout of The Sciell and uploaded it into CreateSpace. I had to upload and re-upload it because first, my interior was rejected and then my cover was rejected likes three time. Finally, everything is done…almost. I just got the proof….
That whole don’t judge a book by its cover only applies to people. You can totally judge a book by its cover. I do it all the time. I’ve bought enough fantasy and horror novels to know that the covers for the books I like have a certain style. If a book doesn’t have that…
