I love my characters.
Really.
In fact, sometimes, a character will jump off the pages, sit on my shoulder, and absolutely insist that I write more stories about them.
That’s what happened with Lulabelle, the hillbilly Caravan thief from “Big Teeth,” a…
Cover Reveal: Once Upon a Clockwork Tale
Great news! We’re getting much closer to the release of Once Upon a Clockwork Tale.
I’m extremely…
When I ask a company if they have a Voice and Tone guide, and they say: “Nah, we just sort of wing it? Seems to be working.”
Alternately, when I was working for an agency who did “Brand Standards Manuals,” and I asked them how we handled Brand Voice, got completely blank stares.
To be fair, they started offering that piece after I started working there, but I’m not sure anyone had heard the term “verbal brand” before.
The Things I Missed & The Things I Didn’t
I’ve been sick for the past five days. You know that sick that’s so bad, your overworked spouse…
Part of the reason I started writing fiction again is because I love it. It’s not like other stuff I loved when I was younger, but would rather leave back in the past, like spiral perms and neon socks. It’s just as enjoyable now as it was back then,…
The UX of Your Bedroom
I rearranged the furniture in my bedroom this weekend. After two days, it occurs to me that there…
It was a somewhat crazy weekend around the old Grey Cottage. The Man had to attend a funeral for a friend. The Boy had opening weekend for his school musical. I met with some other local writers at The New Albanian Pizzeria and Public House for epic pizza…
Avoiding the avoidance avalanche
I’m a people pleaser. As much as I’d like to think I don’t care what other people think, I do.
Ther…
Blowhard is FREE (and has a spiffy new cover)
You know what they say. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
I’ve been pleasantly…
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