Newsletter September 2026 - Contrarian
Hoo boy, some of those notes are pretty high. I can only hit them after a lot of warming up.
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Newsletter August 2026 - Feeling Animated
It really resonated with me about why I choose to spend my time making art.
Newsletter July 2026 - A Midsummer's Morning Newsletter
I'm also using audio software to creepify the ghost lines.
Newsletter June 2026 - Monkey Dad
my jet-lagged brain has been making good use of the 3 AM wake ups
Newsletter May 2026 - Goblin Mode
I like big projects and I cannot lie.
Newsletter April 2026 - Why I Make Art
Now I'm trying to lean more into the fantasy, but keep the murder vibes.
Newsletter March 2026 - Hot Springs
oops, I guess I have another project
Newsletter February 2026 - Boss Fight!
I've read the series a few times, and I learn more each time. Yet I still don't feel like I really get it. But in a good way.
Newsletter January 2026 - Ice Season
Mark my words, come the February newsletter, I'll have that magic/fusion reactor issues sorted out.
Newsletter December 2025 - A Horrible New Years?
If you've read the short stories on my site, you might have noticed a horrific bent to them.
The Secret World Vibe
This page is a place where I can gather and share resources
Newsletter November 2025 - In you must go
So what about my experience? Had I been wrong all those years?
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Newsletter October 2025 - There and Back Again
I was the crazy first book they ignored
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Newsletter September 2025 - It's Just Business
Would I rather be the fantasy author who has unique mystery plots? Or would I rather be the thriller writer with unique tech and settings?
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Newsletter August 2025 - Agentic Workflow
ABQ - Always Be Querying.
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Newsletter July 2025 - Gettin' Heisty
As a child, my father read those books to us in lieu of normal children's books. It's probably why I am the way I am.
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Newsletter June 2025 - Summertime
Some fun things I researched: annual weather and day/night cycles in Antarctica, obsidian artifacts in Ecuador, and Yumbos Chocolate in Quito.
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Newsletter May 2025 - Building Steam
I wrote the novel 20+ years ago, but a lot of the themes are still relevant, or maybe even more so.
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Newsletter April 2025 - Finish Him!
I know I'm being vague, but I don't want to spoiler it. You're welcome.
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Newsletter March 2025 - Spring Sprung
The silence was excruciating as I watched their eyes scan back and forth as they read. No one showed any emotion, and the silence went on forever.
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Newsletter February 2025 - Musical Interlude
Mostly I have to grow some of the scenes from the antagonist's point of view so her side of the story is more complete.
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Newsletter January 2025 - Ain't that a kick in the head
I feel like I'm reading--in the words of my child--"an actual book".
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Newsletter December 2024 - So close I can taste it
If I were pitching Under the Diamond Moon as a movie, I might say "Raiders of the Lost Ark meets The Matrix"
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Newsletter November 2024 - I'm Back, Baby!
I decided to turn a picture of me into a fake book cover advertising the fact that I'm looking for an agent. (Psssst, tell your friends!)