A strange stench hung in the air when I arrived, like decomposing flesh. This was new. I lingered near one of the temples, where pungent incense from spices and tree resin helped cover the stink. As I observed the flow of pedestrians throughout the afternoon, they seemed agitated… Agitated, agitated… Read more…
After seeing a handy post from AuthorMedia about their short list of recommended Chrome extensions for authors, I decided to research which of their recommendations might be available on Firefox (my preferred browser). For my own future reference, and in case it helps anyone else, here you go: Firefox extensions Read more…
Author and artist Thea van Diepen is crowdfunding her second book of the White Changeling series. I’m hoping you’ll find her work as delightful as I do and support her efforts. After all, a unicorn’s life (or at least its sanity) is on the line. I’m a big fan of Read more…
Listen, I’ve never had any trouble coming up with my own story characters, thankyouverymuch. My stories are very character-driven. I see their pasts, their motivations, their fears and desires. I know everything about them, and I fall in love. Until I don’t. Until the day that I need a minor Read more…
Music video of “Dead Come to Life” with storytelling mixed in. Let’s think outside the box!
It’s fun to see what our friends are reading. Despite my reluctance to do “what everyone else is doing” (somehow, I have a deep-seated desire to avoid what’s popular, even when there’s nothing wrong with it), here’s a list of what I read last year (more or less; I don’t keep close Read more…