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GOLD HEN (a short story)

This isn't a blog post. It's a short story just for you. My heart is all over this and to be completely transparent, I've had to stop r...

Quarantine News

Hey, it's Captain Isolation here with multiple newses for you! First off, I hope everyone is staying safe and smart. Smart means staying...

Writing VS Hiding

The life of a writer is often spent roaming through imaginary worlds, unraveling tales of mystery, suspense, action and romance. These a...

Kickstarter & Book Signing News!

There's a thing that's happening and it's a thing I contributed to and now you can have that thing! And that thing is this: Eight Gunsho...

Cincy Comic Expo News!

Hey - just a quick shout so you know where I'll be this weekend! The Cincinnati Comic Expo! TABLE C-7 at the Duke Energy Center, downtown...

Editing Your First Draft

First of all, this is great! You've already been boiling down scenes and dialogue and sifting out the good stuff in your scripting proces...

GCCC, FCBD & HPB! (AKA - I'll be out and about!)

Just stopping in to say HULLO and spread the good news! I have some upcoming dates where my face will be appearing next to a table featur...

How & Why to Celebrate Your Writing.

I recently finished a draft of a new series and I can tell you that the high highs feel so good, but can quickly give way to low lows. T...

Wayne's Comics Interview / Update!

I've been dragging my feet on the blog the last couple of months, but last month I did an interview on Wayne's Comics Podcast and had a g...

Rebecca Charlton (1959-2018)

I'm sitting on my aunt's back patio on a perfect (if a little warm) Fall day. Around twelve hours ago my mother died. I guess writing a...

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