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 →
Art-Tastic Tuesday: Travelers by Alex Allen
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: Two Steps From Hell – Victory
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 →
The Fifth Monday Four: Ounta – Part One
My latest short story, a tale of primitive fantasy and action, is now up on Adventure Worlds Press!
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