Writing Tips

My new fictional character started with a prompt. On Medium, I write for a publication called Lodestar Gazette. Way back in February this year, they published this prompt picture, inviting short fiction including the word STARLIGHT somewhere in the body … Continued

Now that Where’s Lizzie? has been put to bed and all I have to do is count down to the release date, the question of what to do next rears its ugly head. Some things are non-negotiable, like the two … Continued

The full paperback cover. The last thing to be done in the production of a novel is to check a printed proof of the paperback for errors. This is my twenty-second novel and I’m starting to get the hang of … Continued

I had an idea, for an Alien abduction sci-fi story. With a twist. Let me explain. There’s a classic format to these stories. I wanted to flip it. Instead of a superior alien taking over a situation full of humans … Continued