SummaryA small, white flower, tossed into a volcano steam vent, can have very surprising outcomes. (AKA Sam vs The Volcano) First, a little back story—to be clear, Hawaii is the name of the entire chain of islands AND the larges island in the group (the Big Island), because in the year 1795 King Kamehameha launched… Continue Reading In the Land of Pele
We’re all familiar with the concept of evolution–“the gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form”. Now, typically when we consider this idea, we tend to think about animals, the old image of a monkey turning into an ape turning into a man turning into a code monkey particularly comes to… Continue Reading Evolution
As those who’ve known me for a bit are aware—I’m a novelist, so the majority of my work tends to be rather verbose. Thus, we get cut scenes! These are passages that will never see the light of day, but I didn’t want to throw them away, so I thought you might like them. The… Continue Reading Deleted Scenes: Two Kinds of Luck
Anthologies, or a collection of written works–poems, short stories, etc.–by a bunch of different writers, is an interesting object in the writing world. They can be put together by anyone–magazines, events, publishing houses, charities, or just everyday authors. The other interesting piece about anthologies is that it’s great publicity for an author who can secure… Continue Reading Anthologies
MarsCon 2026, the Sci-Fi & Fantasy convention held in Virginia Beach from January 16-18, filled with panels, demonstrations, and workshops centered around writing craft, gaming, cosplay, and more and the setting for my first time speaking as an authority on writing. Panel One It was on Friday at 2:00, after driving for four hours and… Continue Reading MarsCon: A Different World
More than just a way to see vast, sprawling landscapes, or experience new foods and fashion, or learning about new customs, globe trotting for me is about new stories. Typically I discover these in the form of religious texts about miracles, long ago mythologies, or even bloody tales from ghost-walking tours. My most recent trip… Continue Reading Globe Trotting
So, you’ve written a book. You’ve been dreaming about this since you were a kid. You just have to write a story, get someone to edit it, have a beautiful cover made, and it flies out into the world, bringing happiness and rainbows to everyone who sees it in a bookshop window…wrong. It’s sort of… Continue Reading To Launch A Book
First, you should know that I’ve been writing my Guardian series for quite a while now. There’s been quite a bit of evolution over the years – constant rewrites, rule changes, and plot shifts – but the heart of the story all began a very, very long time ago when I was a young teenager. … Continue Reading The Magic Box
