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Thanksgiving is a time for family.
No matter how screwy your family is.
This short story is an exaggerated version of a real conversation between me and my Godfather, arguably the man most responsible for me becoming the man I am.
So blame him.
Let me say it again: research. This past weekend, I was at my last show of the year, the Holly Jolly Craft Fair in Nashua, NH. During the day, my cousin showed up with his wife and daughters. True to our family’s genetics, he couldn’t just say, “hay, remember me?” No, he had to be…
This past weekend, I was at the Vermont Holiday Market, up near Burlington. During the breakdown, when everyone’s just trying to pack up and go home, my hat was stolen. I had packed everything, and left to move my truck closer to the doors. I brought my bag, which held cash, my laptop, my ledger…
I’ve been pretty resistant to non-traditional media for most of my adult life. Call it stubbornness or whatever other label you like. I resisted publishing ebooks; but then enough people convinced me of their utility. I still, personally, prefer the feel of a real book in my hands, but I don’t look down my nose…
As I’m continuing in my pre-writing for The Southern Invasions, I’m thinking more and more about the importance of the villain’s plan. Too often, especially in long-running stories, it becomes more and more obviously that the storyteller has no friggin’ clue what the villain’s plan is. Worse, in many cases, it’s obvious that the storyteller is…
I’ve been writing the Master of Fate, specifically, these first five books that I’ve been calling the Tomas Cycle, using the 5-Part Plot Structure. I really haven’t been all that subtle about it, either. Book (Part) 1, Into the Northlands, is the introduction; Book (Part) 2, The Northern Keep, is the context; Book (Part) 3, The Western Empire,…
This past weekend, I attended Laconia’s Pumpkin Festival. Objectively, it was a total success. I sold more than 50 books in a single day, to say nothing of all the ebook copies people purchased. Oh, I also won best-decorated booth, which was cool. Aside from the financial gain, and the boost to my already over-inflated…
