Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar. - E. B. White I can write a sentence, but I don’t know a thing about grammar.  I failed grammar when I was in school.  I failed it cheerfully, brazenly, and without a trace of guilt.  When I was in … [Read more...]

Spent the last couple days practically living at the Lowes superstore (for hardware and other home renovation/construction/fiddling-around-with-a-wrench sort of things). It’s not easy picking out plumbing, but a big shout-out to Charles for all his help.  And to … [Read more...]

Thanks for all the outline and pantsing advice, guys!  Much appreciated, and I continue to welcome your thoughts on the matter.  In the meantime, NYX Issue #3 hits comic book stores on Wednesday, and here’s some preview art. Bobby only appeared in the … [Read more...]

Great fiction, from my point of view, happens when beautiful lies smash up against essential truths.  Something, I suppose, every author strives to achieve—though everyone has a different method of getting into the mindset that allows that kind of discovery.  My … [Read more...]

Here’s a fantastic interview that John Joseph Adams did with three of the top editors in Science Fiction & Fantasy (Gordon Van Gelder, Sheila Williams, and Susan Marie Groppi) about what it takes to get out of the slush pile: A new writer only has a few paragraphs to … [Read more...]

Beautiful rainy morning out.  Today, I will stick a blazing arrow in my brain and finish this book. Also, as a side note, I subscribe to A.Word.A.Day, which sends out an email every morning with odd little examples of the English language.  Today, in my mail box, was the … [Read more...]

I don’t even know how to start this introduction, other than to say that Gennita Low is an extraordinary person.  Not only does she run her own roofing construction business, and speaks fluently in a multitude of foreign languages — she’s also an … [Read more...]

Still alive.  Oh, dear Lord, let me finish writing this ending soon!  And: Here’s a cool interview with NYX’s artist, Kalman Andrasofszky. … [Read more...]

I’ll be done by Monday.  In the meantime, the five cat death squad has found a mouse, now cornered behind a bookcase.  All exits are blocked.  I am hearing a lot of hissing and rattling.  Hopefully, none of them will feel like sharing the bounty, … [Read more...]

Hi guys.  Sorry for the radio silence, but I’m chin deep in the writing, and the words must flow.  Fortunately, we have a wonderful guest today: the lovely and talented Cindy Gerard, who has a new book out—SHOW NO MERCY. The first book of Cindy’s … [Read more...]