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The Ocean Hugs Hard Cover Reveal

Behold! The cover reveal for my upcoming horror/mystery novel, THE OCEAN HUGS HARD, is here! Gregory Chapman did an amazing job with a cover that doesn’t skimp on the tentacles. It’s no secret I enjoy cosmic horror and H.P. Lovecraft’s mythos. With THE OCEAN HUGS HARD, I wrote a tale that captures Lovecraftian elements butContinue reading “The Ocean Hugs Hard Cover Reveal”

Satyrday Night Fiver

Shadow Spark Publishing is releasing Cozyish, an anthology of stories with cozy elements. I’ve never really written cozy before. The closest I’ve come is my alternate Beatles story “Liverpool Band Battle 1982” which was published in the excellent anthology Across the Universe way back in 2019. I’m not cozy. Far from it. I’m all traumaContinue reading “Satyrday Night Fiver”

Literary Accolade

I received an email last night notifying me that Mr. Penny-Farthing was named a finalist in the 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards in the Suspence category! If you follow this blog, you’ll note that last year my debut novel Accursed Son received a similar honor and I’m suitably chuffed by this. Mr, Penny-Farthing isContinue reading “Literary Accolade”

Hunting for Words (or How to Feel Relevant Again)

I chase the words outside, hunting them down one by one, following their tracks through deep snow. They twist and turn and laugh at my feeble attempts to capture them. Some escape into the woods, while others succumb to my net. I trap them and nail them to the page. They scream and curse me,Continue reading “Hunting for Words (or How to Feel Relevant Again)”

Fellowship in Prose

I announced this news in February on my socials, but I was awared a 2024 Fellowship in Prose from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. I applied once before a few years ago and received a rejection. When the application process came around again last year, I submitted an excerpt from my debutContinue reading “Fellowship in Prose”

Book Tour is Over

The book tour for Mr. Penny-Farthing concluded on Feb. 16, ending a month of interviews, reviews, and spotlight features by several book blogs. Thank you to all of the bloggers who participated and gave Mr. Penny-Farthing additional exposure. Thanks also to RABT Book Tours & PR for handling the logistics and organizing the virtual bookContinue reading “Book Tour is Over”

Still Grinding Away

Last month I submitted the manuscript for THE OCEAN HUGS HARD to my editors at Shadow Spark Publishing. This month I’ll get the proofed copy and begin the arduous editing process. Editing takes time and patience. I tell my students if they want to edit their work, they should…as many times as necessary. Students whoContinue reading “Still Grinding Away”

Got the Morbs?

How to keep writing when you’re feeling blue Ever sit down to write and the words won’t flow? Not only are you blocked, but you’re sliding off a precipice into an existential crisis, blindsided by thoughts of sadness and futility. Why bother writing? What’s the point of writing anything? Why don’t readers flock to yourContinue reading “Got the Morbs?”

Behold My Works for 2023

This is the obligatory end-of-the-year writing post, wherein the author explains what they have accomplished this past year. I don’t like writing these kinds of posts, because I think I haven’t accomplished enough. I didn’t make a big enough impact than I would have liked, but there were some significant milestones, and I have writtenContinue reading “Behold My Works for 2023”

I Have No Fans and I Must Scream

(Apologies to Harlan Ellison) An up-and-coming writer lost her book contract after she created fake Goodreads accounts and review-bombed other authors. Another author posted on Twitter/X that writing is “an old man’s game” and proceeded to ridicule younger authors who write neurotic characters like themselves because they lack life experience. Then there’s the indie authorContinue reading “I Have No Fans and I Must Scream”