Category: Writing
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September 2019 Patreon Preview – Fire and Feathers: Chapter 1
I’ve been talking a lot about this new story I’m working on lately. It started as a short story, but it quickly grew beyond that and is becoming a novel. For September I will be sharing chapter 1 from this new novel which I’m currently calling Fire and Feathers. It is about a woman recently…
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August 2019 Patron Story Preview – Sort of
Okay, so here’s the deal. I don’t have a preview ready yet. I have a draft but it is not yet ready to share.But don’t despair! It will be worth the wait. Trust me.Here’s the gist of the story. A recent college graduate is struggling to pay rent on her portrait studio. She needs to…
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The Update – July 2019
It is time for The Update for July 2019!July is a big month for me. Not only do I turn 36 this month, but as of July 31st I will have been married to my smart and beautiful wife for 15 years! That is a very large percentage of the time I’ve been alive and…
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Joe’s Writing Tips: A Correction
So, in my last writing tips post I stated that editing is better than writing. Now that that post is live on the internet forever, I have slightly changed my opinion. I’ve refined it.Here is a more accurate statement: Revising is better than writing the first draft. I said editing before, but what I really…
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The Update – June 2019
Lately I seem to have been more busy than usual. Between work, writing projects, and life in general I didn’t have the time to put together a blog post for last week. I don’t really have the time for this week either, so I figured I would put together a little update on my creative…
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Editing is Better Than Writing, Fight Me!
Yeah! I said it. Editing is better than writing. Deal with it!Seriously though, writing a first draft is like pulling teeth. Coaxing words from the lump of gray matter up there is torture. I’m sure most writers love the serendipitous fuzzy feeling they get from the act of creation, and I’ve gotten it occasionally as…
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Top Five Reasons to Join a Writing Group
Thinking about joining a righting group? Well, you should and here are the top five reasons why. 1. Get Social Writing is a solitary activity and most of us writers are fairly introverted. I don’t know about you, but a night in with a movie and a bag of cheddar popcorn so much more appealing…
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May 2019 Patron Story Preview – Cats of the Pacific Northwest
Here is a little sample from the beginning of a story I call ‘The Cats of the Pacific Northwest’.
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April 2019 Patron Story Preview – Colossus Rising
It is almost time again for another short story to be set loose upon my amazing Patrons. For those of you who need a taste of next month’s bite of horror, here is a little sample of my April 2019 patron story, ‘Colossus Rising’. This story is for a speculative fiction anthology some friends and…
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March 2019 Patron Story Preview – Cutter’s Daughter
Here is a preview of next month’s patron story.. All $3+ patrons signed up by the end of February will get the full story on Friday March, 8th, and will get a brand new story every month after that (as long as they remain $3+ patrons).Also, the next 3 patrons who sign up for the…