fiction


  • Picking Up with Suzie Again

    Actually forced myself to pick up Suzie’s sequel again and start working on it. Unfortunately this update is over several days time, not in one sitting like I’d like. But it’s being worked on, and that’s definitely a step forward in the right direction. Project: Sequel to Suzie’s Nightmare Deadline: End of 2011 (Preferably much…


  • New Short Story in the Works

    Started working on a new short story today. Got inspired for it on the drive home yesterday. Which is really weird because it’s a fairy tale story. Not quite sure how bad traffic relates to that, but I’m not complaining about sporadic inspiration! So here are the details: Project: Beautiful Catharine (working title) Deadline: End…


  • Pushing Characters and What Makes a Good Story

    Pushing Characters and What Makes a Good Story

    Working Writers posted a link to this article today, and I thought I’d give my two cents on the topic. Rachelle Gardner, Literary Agent: What the Fiction Editor Looks For, Part I Rachelle lists a series of items that writers fail to include in their stories/books/etc. that leaves the reader feeling like something’s off. That’s…