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Kick in the Pants
Been a while since I shared some writing tips, but I’ve been reading up on my writing craft as I work through some editing issues. Ever edit is making my story stronger, but it also shows me how much...
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Editing My First Draft
As I mentioned earlier this week, I’m going through an editing phase. Going through various checklists and asking myself questions about various scenes and aspects therein is part of my process. Each...
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My Mechanical Heart
I’ve been updating my website this week. You can see some new links under Recommended Writing Resources, and I’ve updated the music on Music on My Playlist. These are things I should have been...
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My Daughter Loves Frozen (and so does yours)
It has been ZERO days since “Let It Go” was sung in this house. My daughter Sweetpea loves Frozen, and I’m certain she’s not the only one. Some weekends have felt like a movie theater was in my living...
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The Writing Saga Continues
I have been writing!! It has been amazing!! With time being finite, however, there have been some choices to make, and sadly, blogging fell to the bottom of the list for a while. I am entering a...
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Under the Hallowed Tree
My short story UNDER THE HALLOWED TREE is up today over at Write Club, Fight Club. Please check it out and vote here. As I mentioned earlier this week, I tried out a new genre and managed to write a...
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Crossing the Panama Canal
I don’t really talk about my job. Unless you are a supply chain nut, international shipping isn’t all that exciting. I did write up a little article about the Panama Canal recently, so if you want to...
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Aether Tower 88 Is Down
While it has been quiet here, October has been a busy month for me. I was challenged by Erin Justice over on Write Club Fight Club, so I completed a 6500 word steampunk suspense story, Aether Tower 88...
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Long Live the Queen
I’ve been working on a new project, and part of it involved some research on Queen Victoria. I ended up writing a little blurb about her from some of my research. In the spirit of steampunk and all...
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Nikola Tesla, Mad Scientist
As I mentioned a few days ago, I’ve been working on a new project and doing some online research in regards to steampunk. One of the key components of steampunk are those nifty Tesla coils, named for...
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Shoutout: Simon Whistler
Today I’m giving a shoutout to Simon Whistler, host of the weekly Rocking Self-Publishing podcast, where each week he conducts hour-long interviews with successful self-published and hybrid authors. He...
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Ladies of Sound Moral Character
Inspired by pages of steampunk tropes, I wanted to compile a list of common characters found in steampunk speculative fiction and media. The first group that I focused on were upstanding ladies,...
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What I Learned from Ira Glass
Most of us are familiar with the voice of Ira Glass, public radio personality and host/producer of This American Life. I enjoyed these four small videos cut from a larger interview with him on...
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Gentleman Adventurers Abroad
Being a gentleman is not a label, but rather a way of life, bred into the blood and bones of these gentlemen of unquestionable principles. Last week I posted about women of strong moral character....
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May the Muse Be with You
Life has been crazy (as usual) and I figured an update was in order. I’ve been trying to write more, which means I have been blogging less. Sadly, there are only so many hours in the day. (If you...
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Mapping My Road Ahead
I often find it useful to plan ahead by considering where I have already been. I grew a lot as a writer over the past year, both in terms of craft and business savvy. I broadened my network and have...
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Avoiding the Great War
A common theme in steampunk literature revolves around avoiding the Great War. I did some research for myself (since my last history class was a looooong time ago), and thought this article that came...
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How Does Steam Power Work?
When you talk about steampunk, you often end up talking about steam power. That’s great if you had a science class recently, but those days are way in the past for me. As I have been doing with other...
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This Mess Is Mine (also, a Wattpad experiment)
Happy February everyone! In a few days I’m going to be a year older, though I’m not sure if I’ll be any wiser. Maybe that’s some crazy kind of wisdom in and of itself, right? I have a few projects that...
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Hitting a Rough Patch in My Writing
I was warned after I finished my writing workshop in January that writing would get difficult for a while. I thought I understood what that meant. I didn’t. The tough part didn’t happen right away. I...
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