A quick update... Saltwater Media had sent me the Jimmy Grits page spread, and I completed the proof this weekend. Next comes the final cover and back material. Stay tuned!
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Cover Art For Jimmy Grits, Private Eye
Sometimes, I know exactly what I want then someone shows me what I really want. This is the story of how my poor attempt at concept art for the cover of Jimmy Grits, Private Eye became something brilliant when placed in the skilled hands of Philadelphia-based artist Aubrey Brown. Drawing is not in my skill... Continue Reading →
Jimmy Grits, Private Eye
I am excited to announce my first novel, Jimmy Grits, Private Eye, is scheduled for release late this fall from Saltwater Media Publishing. Jimmy is a man who feels he needs no introduction, but he is going to give us one, anyway. "I did more than my part sweeping miscreants from Ocean Mist’s streets, and... Continue Reading →
Flipping The Flipped Classroom
“Think of the presidential election process as having two parts.” A student in the third seat of the second row caught my eye, and I drifted toward her as I continued our lesson. “The first part involves state-level elections.” Lily tapped her iPad screen woodpecker-like and bit her lip. I leaned toward her. Lowered my voice. “You okay?” “It’s... Continue Reading →
Active Characters For An Active Story
Revising a first draft often involves sifting through pages of setting, backstory, catchy phrases, not-so-catchy phrases, and everything dumped onto the page to find the point where something actually happens. A friend asked me to read the first chapters of his novel based upon his experiences in The Air Force. I highlighted a line about three pages... Continue Reading →
Turning The Writing Industry On Its Head
On a basic level, artificial intelligence is based upon the theft and recycling of writers’ ideas and word-craft— the works of artists and intellectuals of all sorts, really— who have uploaded the fruits of their sweat and hard-won skills into the cloud. Pretty cynical, I know, but perhaps an important realization in trying to figure out... Continue Reading →
Assembling Your Reader Group
Reader groups have helped my writing short-game. Spelling errors, grammar foibles, scene inconsistencies— you name it, readers have found it in my articles and short story drafts and have guided me through corrections. I cannot begin to describe all I’ve learned from engaging in the writing process with those who love story-telling and the craft,... Continue Reading →
A.I. Writers: “Take Me To Your Readers”
National Public Radio correspondent Mary Louise Kelly interviewed recently Neil Clarke, senior editor of the speculative fiction journal Clarkesworld, regarding his magazine’s having to “cut-off” submissions due to an inundation of works composed by artificial intelligence. Irony aside, the notion of bots creating science fiction for a magazine specializing in science fiction— or creating anything... Continue Reading →
Bitter Sweet Beach Holidays Book Signing
The December 4th, 2022 Cat and Mouse Press Beach Holidays book signing at the Lewes, Delaware Public Library brought with it the usual fun, camaraderie, and celebration-- the hallmarks of these events. The signing also came with Publisher Nancy Sakaduski's announcement this would be the last anthology in the series, number 15. I am very... Continue Reading →
Who Was The Real “Lucky the Chicken?”
The story behind a story can be more extraordinary than the story itself, which was the case with “Lucky The Chicken” published in Cat and Mouse Press’s anthology Beach Secrets. When Nancy Sakaduski, Cat and Mouse Editor and Publisher, first announced the anthology’s theme in the winter of 2021, I struggled to put together something I... Continue Reading →
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