writing
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Writing KNIGHT OF THE CHALICE
It’s a cliché to say writing a novel is a labor of love, but it’s true. Both parts. I would only write 100,000+ words of a story if I were truly invested in it, but it’s still very much a… Continue reading
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I’m back!
So, I’ve been missing for about seven months. Okay, not missing missing. If you follow me on Bluesky, I still post there a bit, mostly about what I’ve been reading lately and Eurovision updates (I love when the goofy earworm… Continue reading
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Silver Linings Defense Force: Speed Racer (2008)
Let’s talk about unhinged artistic ambition. Let’s talk about filmmakers reinventing themselves. Let’s talk about the strange environment of adaptation. Let’s talk about one of my favorite movies. Let’s talk about Speed Racer. Written and directed by Lana and Lilly… Continue reading
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Introducing the Silver Linings Defense Force
We live in a cynicism-poisoned society. That much is easy to see, even if it comes off as a loaded statement. It’s not even that people WANT to be cynical, just that in this terminally online age, it’s scary to… Continue reading
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Introducing THE RAPSCALLION INTERLUDES!
First of all, let’s get this out of the way: this is not a Book 2 announcement. That’s not to say that Book 2 isn’t coming along well! I’ve actually already got a finished draft of Iconoclast and am revising… Continue reading
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Chaos Theory and the Art of Writing
Recently, I was rewatching Jurassic Park (as one does). This is not an unusual occurrence for me. That first Jurassic is one of my favorite films, with Spielberg firing on all cylinders, John Williams setting the orchestra ablaze, yadda yadda.… Continue reading
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Defining “Success”
Let’s get one thing out of the way: if you aren’t Stephen King (or in the fantasy space, Brandon Sanderson), you don’t write to have a lucrative career. To clarify further, neither did Stephen King or Brandon Sanderson. Financial success… Continue reading
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How to Self-Publish Your Book (If You’re Me)
Pictured above: zero copies of my book. I’ve wanted to write and publish a book since I was eight years old (at the time, a thrilling story about a man who ventures inside a dormant volcano and discovers a society… Continue reading
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Music in My Books
I’ve always been drawn to music. Ever since I was old enough to understand anything that was going on in the world, music has been one of the driving forces in my life. I wore out more VHS tapes of… Continue reading
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Rapscallion: Behind the Scenes – Part 2
I visited Heidelberg, Germany once before I started to live there. In the summer of 2018, I took a trip with my dad to visit a number of World War I battlefields– Verdun, Ypres, and the like. My dad is… Continue reading
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