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: Zanelli, Dooley, and Margeson – ‘Epic Christmas’
Happy Holidays! Music composed by Geoff Zanelli, James Dooley, and Matthew Margeson of Position Music. 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... Continue Reading →
Photo Finish Friday: ‘Sunset at Pirate’s Cove’ by Joseph “C”
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: ‘The Goonies’, Film Intro and Opener
I loved the The Goonies as a kid... and I still do! Such a downright fun film, and its opener is brilliant in how it sets up the movie and main characters in just over four minutes. Fun Fact: Growing up I always imagined this took place on the coast of my home state of... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: December 14th, 2016
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! This will be a much more productive writing update than my prior one. :-) Starting Wednesday of last week, I began crafting a new short story during breaks at work. Writing in flurries and chunks, the tale was two-thirds done... Continue Reading →
Art-Tastic Tuesday: Master of the Books by Waldemar Bartkowiak
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 – Tristan
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: Dog Mountain Trail by Roby Babcock
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: ‘Ancient Red Dragon’ by Larry Elmore
As an 80s D&D kid, I grew up with the artwork of the great Larry Elmore all around me. To say his illustrations and paintings fired my imagination is an understatement. The above cover art from the 1983 Dungeons & Dragons "Red Box" Basic Set is likely one of his most iconic creations. It always... Continue Reading →
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