Thank you Chris Larsen for giving me a spot to share these thoughts. Read More …
Category: Other Folks Stuff
Write What Speaks to You
I stopped by Rebecca Besser’s blog to discuss writing what you know vs. writing what speaks to you. Read More …
The Weight of the Past
Characters gain substance because of their past. Sometimes the author feeling that weight can help transfer that to the page. Phillip Tomasso gives me a spot on his blog to discuss this idea. Read More …
The Guy that Introduced Me to Zombies
I’d like to thank Jack Wallen for giving me a piece of his corner of the Internet to tell this personal story. There was a guy that told me a a zombie story in a dorm room in the 1990’s. Eventually I would have a career of writing zombies, drag queens, horror, and music. I …
Interview with Jay Wilburn the author of The Dead Song Legend
Check out the Dead Song Legend Book 1 now.
Debriefing Luke Spooner
This interview is a bit self-serving. Luke Spooner has been the cover artist and illustrator for a wide range of projects of which I have been a part. A lot of those will be used as examples through the interview. Most recently, he signed on to be the cover artist and illustrator for The Dead …
Before Rage #StephenKingRevisited
The plan is to reread all of Stephen King’s works in the order that they were published. Richard Chizmar of Cemetery Dance had the vision. I’m doing it because I am a writer and I want to improve my long fiction. I think there is something to be learned through this challenge. As Richard Chizmar …
After the Shining #StephenKingRevisited
The plan is to reread all of Stephen King’s novels. Richard Chizmar of Cemetery Dance has a financial stake in this challenge. It is still not a terrible idea. I’m doing it because I am a writer and I want to improve my long fiction. I think there are secrets to be discovered or rediscovered …
My Razzle Dazzle: An Outsider’s True Story by Todd Peterson
My Razzle Dazzle: An Outsider’s True Story by Todd Peterson is a candidate for the great, American novel in my expert opinion. I’m bringing it to people’s attention because it is one of those rare works that is both important to read and great to read. A lot of books accomplish one or the other, …
Something to Say and the Mouth to Say It
HOLLYWOOD HELLMOUTH is available in paperback now. It has the voices of four different authors blended into one novel and a voice that is all its own. Armand Rosamalia, Jack Wallen, Brent T Abell, and myself Jay Wilburn give an interview explaining ourselves a bit. As we passed the novel around chapter to chapter, the …