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: ‘Milford Sound’, by Anton Gorlin
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 →
Fifty Word Fantasy: The Mermaid’s Gift
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Throwback Thursday: The Gate (1987 Trailer)
The Gate gets a one line nod (like a lot of geeky 80s stuff) in my novel Vivian's Last Cigarette, which is set in 1989. I had to explain the reference to friend and author Lauren L. Garcia when she encountered it during critique... Kids today, what are you watching on VHS? ;-) Sigh. At... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: July 19th, 2017
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! As I mentioned last update, I started writing a short story for the upcoming FantasyWriters challenge near the end of the month. Although I began Cretaceous Queen on a whim and as a gift for a friend, it became an... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses: “Aren’t Wizards Supposed to Use Wands?”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! The brute slammed Clair into a wall, but she stubbornly clung on to his back and unleashed enough voltage to drop an elephant. #1lineWed Most picked weapons like swords, eyeing each other as opponents. Theresa chose a... Continue Reading →
Art-Tastic Tuesday: Moon Maidens, by Greg Broadmore
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: David Chappell – A Place in the Stars
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: ‘The Alps in Moleson, Switzerland’, by Hansi Kiessner
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 →
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