Music is critical to my creative process. In this post, I share the songs that drove my recent story THE CHECKER. Enjoy!

Times change and so do the tools we use. Find out how to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help you write just like a ghostwriter today. This isn’t about replacing writers, it is a tool to help you break through barriers, get inspired and think with another brain in your creative process.

Technology can help you stay in the story for your next D&D game. In this post, I talk about how I used Microsoft’s Power Automate to create a random encounter generator for D&D Beyond’s excellent Encounter Builder tool. I also talk about how I approach automation as an enabler and maybe you’ll find some inspiration here for you too.

This week I dig into my creative process a bit. Kind of rambling thoughts going on here so enter at your own risk (of time that you might not get any value from). I explore what kind of “creative” I am and how I leverage creative distractions to find even more creativity.

My verb to sum up 2019 is AWAKEN. Here I examine why that is, give an update on disConnection and talk about the outcome from my Give Away last week. Enjoy!

Spreading some holiday cheer with a give away this week! Also, get a progress report on my latest novel project and a short holiday poem.

This poetry Friday, I explore my creative space, collaborative storytelling and getting sick at Thanksgiving. Enjoy!

I just got back from NCTE! WOW! I’m ready to get my novel done and out there! Hear who got me going and who gave me a boot to get submitting ASAP!

What am I working on now? How do I use visual aids to create unique stories? Answers to this and more found here!

The City of Duhr has been an ongoing experiment here. Now it is moving. Find out where and why here.

I reflect on getting my first rejection for fiction work. While I’m expecting many more, I reflect a bit on how to use my reaction to the rejection for turning a bummer into a bumper knocking me towards something better.

You know I’m always listening to music when I write. So, let’s find out what tracks are driving my newest short story: The Wisp.

Music is key to my creative process. So what have I been listening to as I’ve been writing my first novel? Find out here.