fiction
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The author AI scam (almost got me!)
Yep. They tried to get me too. Actually, still trying. Basically every day, everyone gets spammed by scammers. And there’s a new scam in town to get wise to, at least, if you’re a word nerd trying to make it in this ever-more-highly saturated book market. With so many people trying to be writers today,… Continue reading
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1, 3, 5 Minute Stories — New short-form fiction!
You may be familiar with the writing format of short stories which take one, three, or five minutes to read, at the average reading speed of 180 words per minute. It’s a fun writing exercise and a challenging one at that. My local library even has one of those machines which prints a long thermal… Continue reading
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New fiction published!!!
Greetings! I’m extremely excited to announce the publication of my new book! Now available on the global eBook marketplace, is the novella Too Many Bigfoots. In this shorter work, we follow the misadventures of Gloria, a homeless woman suffering from severe mental illness as she survives the streets of a small Oregon city. The voices… Continue reading
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One project nearly finished, another looms large
My current project is basically finished! It was about a six-month process, mainly in editing. I have no editor, so it’s all on me. I’m very happy to have reached the finish line. It was a wild ride, and I can honestly say I’ve never spent as much time on any written work in my… Continue reading
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On my writing process
People often like to talk about how writing is done. And as writers we often get asked by both readers and other writers, “what’s your writing process?” “How is this ‘writing’ thing done?” It’s interesting to hear everyone’s responses. Some folks find it helpful to have a routine, or feel that the best time to… Continue reading
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