I turn 46 today. As Dorothy Parker once said, "Time doth flit. Oh shit!" While I usually despair at my lack of progress, I now feel myself gradually accepting my flaws and limitations. Sometimes, I'll sit down and write a thousand words. Sometimes, I'll add an adjective and call it a day. Such is life.… Continue reading August Update
That's the title of my next book. I'm not sure if it will be Macaque! (2022) or Macaque! (2023) but it's coming soon. As usual, I have veered wildly from my plans. I had wanted to do short stories, but one of the outlines interested me so much that I can't focus on much of… Continue reading Macaque!
2021 was not my favorite year. I didn't read a lot, I was very ill for a long time, and it took me ages to get back to writing. This was reflected by the sparse updates and posts on the blog. I wish I could promise increased activity, but that will remain firmly in the… Continue reading Happy New Year
In 3 days, I should have a final cover -- the map will be done -- labelled and fully drawn. In the meantime, this is the progress. I love everything about it. I love how uncommercial it is. I love the throwback quality of it. I love the spine.In 2-3 weeks, I will hold (and… Continue reading Update
Late in 2019, I announced that the release of Barrington Hills Vampire would be in Spring 2020. It ended up being the fall of 2020. Unfortunately, I must now announce that The Five False Suicides will not make my October 15th release date. I'm sure you could tell by the amount of blog silence (no… Continue reading Update
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