This fantastic piece from Larry Elmore graced the opening pages of the Second Edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook in 1989. The second edition of AD&D met with a mixed reception, and has left a uneven legacy. But it came out when I hit my mid-teens and therefore was the D&D I knew very well... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: February 8th, 2017
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! Edits! Kim completed a double read of chapters 4-8 of Vivian’s Last Cigarette, and presented me with her feedback on Sunday. Now that she’s finished the first act, I was pleased that its surprise at the very end affected her... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses: “Your tomorrows are my yesterdays”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! The mob around Asil was merciless, a chaotic maelstrom of blows beating the tween girl to the ground. She went down like a lioness #1lineWed The golden idol sat serene at the center of its taboo pond.... Continue Reading →
Art-Tastic Tuesday: Her Majesty’s Zeppelins by Gleb Alexandrov
Click the picture below for full-size. On Art-Tastic Tuesdays I feature a selected piece of visual art that I have come across. These are pieces that have inspired my writing or beautifully frame some concept or another that I have already written or want to write about. I present them without commentary so they may... Continue Reading →
Epic Music Monday: E.S Posthumus – Kalki
I love epic music! For me it is a perfect combination of the classic orchestral scoring, chorales and electronica music that I have enjoyed for decades. This stuff inspires me, and is a great companion as I write away on an exiting piece of fiction. Therefore, on Mondays I share a new piece by various... Continue Reading →
Photo Finish Friday: Alvord Desert by Derek Culver
Click the picture below for full-size. On Photo Finish Fridays, I feature a selected piece of landscape photography that I have come across. I find that real-world photography can be just as inspirational to my imagination for crafting story settings as any piece of fantastic artwork that I might share on a Tuesday. I present... Continue Reading →
Throwback Thursday: Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
Today I'm sharing the childhood memory that had instilled the desire to someday write a story featuring a Smilodon (saber tooth tiger) within me. I do so because on Monday my primitive fantasy story Ounta debuted to start off Ben Van Dongen’s “Fifth Monday” chain-serial cycle on Adventure Worlds. With that tale, I finally fulfill... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: February 1st, 2017
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! It’s been a full week and my novel has started the editing and revision process! As of last Thursday my Assemblage of Awesome coalesced into a final roster of nine alpha and beta readers. Although the week before last I... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses: “So, about last night…”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! Skalos closed his book. Between the grunts of Korr and Talla's lovemaking, he snuck out and gave the slave girl his meager meal. #1LineWed The two women lingered on the departing waiter. "It's not just a physical... Continue Reading →
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