2022 Ohioana Book Festival
Yesterday, I and EF Schraeder, Mark Dawidziak, and Leanna Renee Hieber recorded the “Don’t Turn Out the Lights!” panel on writing horror for the 2022 […]
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Vastarien (Vol. 2, Issue 2)
I’m very pleased that my poem “Silences” is in the Summer 2019 issue of Vastarien from Grimscribe Press. Vastarien: A Literary Journal is a source of […]
Do Not Go Quietly
Last week, Apex Book Company released Do Not Go Quietly: An Anthology of Victory in Defiance. This anthology contains my poem “Permian Basin Blues” along […]
Rappaccini’s Daughter
The classic Nathaniel Hawthorne tale “Rappaccini’s Daughter” tells the story of a young man named Giovanni who moves to Padua to be a university student. […]
The Braided Novel
It’s pretty easy to confuse a braided novel with a fix-up novel. What’s the difference? A braided novel follows multiple viewpoint characters, each of whom […]
Shared World Anthologies
A shared world anthology (also known as a shared universe anthology) is a type of themed anthology in which the writers create works – usually […]
Themed Anthologies
A themed anthology is a book-length work containing short stories, essays or poetry all written by different authors on the same theme, concept or topic. […]
The Fix-Up
Most avid fiction fans have probably read plenty of fix-ups, but they might not know the term for this type of book. A fix-up is a collection of […]
On Plots in Fiction
Simply put, a plot is the series of events that make up a fictional story or novel. My first really big epiphany with regard to […]
The Most Difficult Part of the Story: Beginning, Middle or End?
What’s the most difficult part of writing a fiction story? The beginning, middle, or end? The answer to that question will vary widely depending on […]
Why aspiring novelists should write short stories
Aspiring Novelist: Sure, we all had to read “The Lottery” and stuff in high school, but who really reads short fiction these days? Aren’t short stories […]
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