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One of the most powerful speeches I’ve ever listened to. Coach Kelsey on the CT tragedy

Here's a guy, speaking his heart, and using the rare opportunity of playing a highly ranked team and being in the national spotlight to voice a strong, powerful, and stirring…

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I gave up using Instagram a while back, but now it’s official. It’s worse than sushi photos:

My experience with Instagram was brief: like a summer fling, only without the benefits. Meh, it was fun, for about four days, then I tired of liking photos and looking…

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A quick rant on why 12/12/12 only happening once is NOT special, why bad things DON’T happen in threes, and so on

It's the morning of December 12th, 2012, and already I'm seeing the tweets flying about "12/12/12 only happens once in a lifetime!" And while that's true, I'm asking you peeps…

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Wrinkled Shorts – releasing a collection of my short stories in one volume

Huge exciting news! Okay, honestly - not so huge, not that exciting, but news nonetheless. I've put together all of my short stories into one collection, with a bonus story…

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Author Interview with Robert Swartwood, new horror/thriller release THE INNER CIRCLE – and a GIVEAWAY

UPDATE: Winners announced, check the bottom of the comments. Thanks everyone! I've met some great fellow authors online over the past couple of years, but in this social media day…

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Do one star reviews hurt sales? Or “how I spent a morning reading hilarious 50 Shades reviews”

I read an article last week (well, the majority of an article) on top-selling Amazon titles with huge numbers of poor reviews. The article stemmed from the paid reviews scandal…

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Author Interview with Jason Andrew Bond, new thriller/horror release MORTAL REMAINS

I don't often do these interviews, so when I do I make sure the author's a good guy/gal and the subject matter are up my alley*. I can easily attest…

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Chapter One from Gabriel: Zero Point, the prequel to the Gabriel scifi trilogy

November, 2166 North American Federation Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island “Which one is he?” Vice Admiral Eriq Cafferty looked up from his flexscreen at the sound of his attaché’s voice…

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Great article on what really happens when flushed out at airlock. Good scifi research here…

As a scifi writer, I love the idea of throwing the bad guy out of an airlock. It's like the ultimate in poetic justice. Better than taking a lame blaster…

Continue ReadingGreat article on what really happens when flushed out at airlock. Good scifi research here…

Naming characters: The Upside of Creativity, and a Trap

A writer-centric post today on one of the most enjoyable parts of being a writer - the creativity it allows me. Specifically, in making up names. I've talked before about…

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My podcast interview with fellow author Robert Swartwood. It’s cool, I promise.

A few days ago I had the pleasure of being 'interviewed' by Robert Swartwood, author of several novels, including The Calling, The Serial Killer's Wife, Man of Wax, and No…

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