COVID-19 means that convention going has pretty much come to a complete halt. And for those of us who love going to cons, as well as those of us who often attend such events as vendors, it’s been tough. Not only are we missing out on those geeky social interactions we love so much, but…
As we all know, the world has changed with the COVID-19 pandemic, and with it, so have we. Some keep busy by working from home and/or homeschooling their kids. For many of us, though, our days have started to meld together, into a kind of goo that keeps us from knowing what day of the…
One of the things I always look most forward to in any given year is planning for a vacation. I love the research that goes into putting together a good trip and itinerary and I love booking the airfare and hotel. I love hanging out on travel forums and getting tips about visiting new places…
First, I would like to thank everyone who came out to Jackson Comic Expo this past weekend who stopped by my table to say hello and buy some books. The convention was a lot of fun for me and it was great meeting everyone, as well as seeing so many awesome costumes. I always love…
Something pretty awesome happened last week: I finished the rough draft of Goodbye, Fare Thee Well, the novel I refer to as the “space pirate” one. It’s really not a space pirate novel, but that sounds really cool, right? So I’m taking a little break from writing fiction. Oh, who am I kidding? A writer’s imagination…
As a writer, the most important thing that one can do is make time every day to work on writing. That means setting goals, which often means relying on a word count. But what is a good daily word count? When I first started writing fiction, I did so by participating in National Novel Writing…