I’m drawn to my dad’s bookshelves like moths are to our porchlight, and I’m probably just as stupid. He’s an avid reader of fantasy and horror, and the worn spines sport intriguing titles like The Silmarillion, IT, and Lightning, and a lot more of them say GOR. He has an art book by someone named Frank Frazetta, and I’ve flipped
If you’ve seen my YouTube office tour video, you know I have a lot of tarot and oracle decks. In fact, I keep a personal catalogue of them. You can view it here. And if you have questions about any of these, feel free to ask. I’m happy to review them on my YouTube so you can get pictures and
ARCs for Manifesting Destiny are now available, but in limited quantity. You can request one here. Keep in mind, these are eARCs (epub file). And here is some art of Cee and Livian by @ka-leo-scope.bsky.social
The magazine for Dramatists Guild members—which is called The Dramatist Quarterly—asks questions of a member in each issue. Since it’s unlikely I’ll ever be asked for the magazine, I’ve decided to answer the questions here. What was an early, memorable theatrical experience? In the 90s, my mom worked at Sears, which had a Ticketmaster outlet, which meant she could get
This is a perennial question in the writing community: is getting a Master’s worth the time and expense? So I’m going to talk about my experience and point of view. Your mileage, as ever, may vary. I got my undergrad degree in Radio-Television-Film (RTF is what we called it) Communication from the University of Texas at Austin. My focus was
Not the date, the play I wrote. (It exists as a screenplay, too, but a definitive film version wouldn’t have the impact the play is designed for.) 20 August is a play about four twenty-somethings trying to figure out their lives. It’s told from Dixon’s point of view. He’s an aspiring novelist living off his parents’ money. His “girlfriend” Charlotte
This is not a “woe is me” post. It’s meant to answer the question: “Why should I ask M Pepper Langlinais/Amanda Innes to speak at my writing conference or convention?” After all, though I’ve had some books that have done well, I’m not exactly a household name. Most writing events look for recognizable books, authors, editors, agents, etc. And that’s
In 2016, my young adult novel Manifesting Destiny was published by… a small publisher. It did fairly well on release, actually, although I didn’t love the way they formatted the paperback. And then I also couldn’t get local bookstores to carry the paperback because the publisher used Amazon to create it, and many bookstores don’t want to sell products made
I asked a god once… Well, I’ve asked this god a lot of things, and he (there’s something masculine about the presence) does his best to answer, but even he doesn’t know everything. Anyway, I asked him once about the nature of being a spirit in a material body, which is something he isn’t but supposes he could be if
You know, I grew up in the Texas Hill Country. “Tubing” on the Guadalupe River was a common outing for teens, and I was baptised in the San Gabriel. I still have many friends in that area, and I can feel sorrow for what has happened with these floods. Many of the people are good people, doing the best they