Fighting off the dragons that steal my attention;
Beasts of fear and of aggression.
Crying out: What if this is all that’s meant for me?
Telling me: this is all I can ever be.
Less than what’s expected, less than what you’ve mentioned. Continue reading “Rondeau – Dragons”
As promised, here is the link to my short story, “Wolf’s Moon Night”, which was published today on FiveOnTheFifth.com:
http://www.fiveonthefifth.com/vol-2-issue-4-story-2
Thank you to Five on the Fifth for accepting and publishing my story! Continue reading “My Short Story is Live! – “Wolf’s Moon Night””
Quite remarkable
that another thought my work
worthy of sharing.
Author’s Note: My short story “Wolf’s Moon Night” is being published today on FiveOnTheFifth.com. I will post the URL as soon as I see it live!
Steve D
I did not come into Manuscript: Beta intending to rewrite entire sections, entire chapters, or even entire characters. I thought it would simply be a matter of using the foundation I had with Manuscript: Alpha to write a more polished story. Continue reading “Friday Write Day: Revisions Phase 2”
I went to my first actual book launch on Saturday. Fellow blogger and now real-life pal MLS Weech released his second book, Caught, on Saturday at a comic book shop about 20 minutes from my house. Continue reading “With Our Writer Powers Combined!”
Why do I keep doing this?
Fucking lemming jumping over the cliff,
Over and over, it’s never really over,
I think I’m addicted,
To the twisted
Way I hurt myself for you. Continue reading “Misplaced Missive #48: Really”
Transcendent passion,
momentary glowing glance,
binding us in light.
Steve D
Yes! At long last my first work is being officially published somewhere other than my own website!
And no, it’s not my book… That would be insane if that was being published all of a sudden. Are you insane? I might be. Continue reading “Friday Write-Day: I’m Being Published!”
Disclosure: I work for a marketing firm. While I have no formal education in marketing or business and would never claim to be an “expert”, working in online marketing for two companies over the last four years has taught me a lot. This series will explore the marketing strategies I will use to promote my upcoming novel.
A few weeks ago in this space I discussed the specific marketing channels I would be using to achieve my goals for 2017, including the publication and distribution of my first novel, The Warden of Everfeld: Memento.
I have already discussed two of those channels (Facebook and PPC Ads) in previous posts, so now I’d like to discuss my third marketing channel: press releases. Continue reading “Marketing Your Novel: Online Press Releases”
A post about humor in writing and my insecurity in that arena.
Welcome, friends!
So I am writing a book. Of this, I am sure. As to whether I believe it to be any good or not is entirely less certain. I consider myself a loyal follower of Vonnegut’s Creative Writing 101 and thus seek to not waste my reader’s time. The question lies in my ability to be successful in this endeavor. And thus, a couple bits from my nearly finished novel:
Evening Satellite Publishing 