Today I read an article asking if an independent author needs a literary agent find success. To read, click here. The article was good. I responded in the comments section but my quick thoughts turned into a rant. I did not want to hijack the article with a long winded rant. That is what my […]
Writing | Scene Discovery
Article | “Orphan Heroics” hosted by Aside from Writing
Today Aside from Writing hosted another of my articles, “Orphan Heroics”. In it I argue how it may be necessary to have heroes with tragic backgrounds in order to have a good fantasy/scifi story. I further argue that this type of character is a different type of tragic hero. Hopefully people enjoy the thoughts I had on […]
Writing | Rolling a d6 to succeed with writing
Why I Write Fiction for Children and Young Adults
My main audience is children and young adults, at least they have been for the last three or so novels I’ve written. I like writing about children and teenagers going on radical adventures, having to grow up through extraordinary circumstances. In these stories, sometimes even the rottenest youngster can be redeemed, because they have not […]









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