Writing
In the Multiverse of Atlanta-ness
I recently attended Multiverse, a cozy literary convention in Peachtree Village, one of the innumerable bedroom communities of Atlanta. It was absolutely delightful. The con runners were kind and energetic,…
Read MoreThat One Guy . . .
At any writer-heavy convention you can almost always find that one breakfast table where a bunch of authors congregate and bullshit together. Ah . . . tell stories together. There are typically…
Read MoreWhat is the Gordian?
Writers like to talk about how nutty their search histories are. How we’re probably all on FBI watch lists and our spouses would run in fear if it weren’t for…
Read MoreWant to Pretend to Learn How to Write a book? Because I Can Pretend to Teach You!
I finished drafting the Wrong Way series earlier this year. I am pretty sure it contains the vilest villain I have ever put down onto not-paper. It makes sense though. She is…
Read MoreMy Publisher Can Beat Up YOUR Publisher!
As often as I’m able, I like to sit on panels at conventions and talk to a whole roomful of people about writing and humor and publication and all that…
Read MoreBuilding a Universe
Be nervous when the UPS guy shows up with a hand truck. The UPS guy is bigger than you and knows how to handle heavy boxes. A hand truck means…
Read MoreFour Super-Easy Lessons for Writing Humor
(This article originally appeared in the JordanCon Blog for April, 2023) Writing humor into your book can make an already difficult task even harder. Like running one of those races…
Read MoreCheese and Sausages
“I will not sit here all day refreshing the Kickstarter page. I will not sit here all day refreshing the Kickstarter page.” Well, that promise is out the window. Last Friday we…
Read MoreCan I Come Out Now?
In the misty before-times of long-ago 2020, a vital young author named me published an amazing book called A Good Running Away. But once he had written the book, how…
Read MoreInterview with Eli
Thirteen Perspectives Magazine: This is part one of our ongoing series of interviews with the major players of the Misplaced Mercenaries volumes. These are the most important people in the…
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