-4 min readNovel Soundtrack: A Writers' PlaylistI can't write without music. I know a lot of authors prefer quiet when they're working and, don't get me wrong, when I'm editing I like...
-2 min readWhere The Wild Books AreThe first book I ever remember reading and finishing on my own as a child is Maurice Sendak’s timeless Where the Wild Things Are. The...
-18 min readThe TalonsThe wind blew ripples across the surface of the Great Lake as the sun rose slowly above the three peaks cutting into the sky; mountains...
-3 min readPerfectly FormedI love a good short story – reading them that is, not necessarily writing them. I find I don’t have the discipline to successfully...
-8 min readThe Bottomless Pool. A Fairy Tale (of sorts).Following my previous blog about fairy tales, I received a few requests wanting to know more about the tale of the mermaid that appears...
-2 min readFairy Tales...not just for kids, right?As a writer of stories for children I’m well aware of the irony in that title, however I’m not saying that fairy tales aren’t for...
-5 min read"I'm not the most disciplined of writers..."This interview, conducted by fellow Prospective Press author Shervin Kiani, originally appeared on his tumblr blog here. His great,...
-3 min readCracked Ceilings and Peeling PaintSo, a few days ago I published a blog about the origins of the fantasy world I created for my Land Beyond trilogy (see: Terra-forming a...
-2 min readTerra-forming a Fantasy World: Creating the Land BeyondI was lying next to my son and we were staring up at the ceiling in his bedroom. The cracks, shadows and peeling paint seemed to form...