Well - this certainly took an unexpected turn. Today we're seven days in - and I'm at 9k words. That means that I'm going to have to pick it up if I want to be able to hit 50k by the end of the month (unless my novella is done before I reach that number),... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft
This is, by far(!), the most original story I've read in ages. It's amazing - so brilliantly written, so unique - it's The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy meets a steampunk version of The Hobbit. In this first book in the series, we meet Thomas Senlin and his new wife, who are going on their... Continue Reading →
Preparing for NaNoWriMo!
It's finally here! NaNoWriMo 2020 is upon us! Tomorrow, all hell breaks loose... I'm super excited. No, really. The first year I did it (2018) I was testing myself. I bent the rules and wrote as much as I could in a week rather than a month. The next year I tried to do it... Continue Reading →
Interested in a Free Ebook?
My second novel, A State of Despair is due to be released on December 1. It's a gripping psychological thriller that sees a standard FBI operation go horribly wrong when an agent disappears in the aftermath of a terrible accident. Friends are pitted against each other and lines are crossed to solve the case in... Continue Reading →
Book Launch – A State Of Despair
My second book, A State Of Despair launches on December 1, 2020!
NaNoWriMo – What Is It & Why Should You Do It?
NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, and according to the internet it is this: "An annual Internet-based creative writing project that takes place during the month of November. Participants attempt to write a 50,000-word manuscript between November 1 and November 30." Basically, you try to write a novel in a month. It's a challenge,... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Metro 2035 by Dmitry Glukhovsky
Metro 2035 is the third book in the series, following Metro 2033 and 2034, and it's the perfect ending to the trilogy.Metro 2033 is a philosophical journey both physically through the Moscow Metro and mentally through Artyom's mind and his experiences in this desolate future world. Metro 2034 is the polar opposite, an action-filled horror... Continue Reading →
A Collection of Writer’s Resources
Check out my collection of writer's resources!
Book Review: Monster (Monster of Earth #3) by Patrick F. Johnson
Book review of Monster of Earth by Patrick F. Johnson
All About That Pace
I've been running a lot this year. Never really done it before and I never knew how complex it is. One of my running friends is a writer as well - which got us talking about pacing. All writers pace themselves differently. Some books are long and drawn out, going slow and steady. Some are... Continue Reading →