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  • The Long Song: My Journey to Become a Better Writer

    Guess what True Believers! New comics coming very soon! In the meantime, here’s a new blog: In an effort to improve my stories–comics included–I have embarked on what some might consider a dreadful task.  After reading Write Great Fiction – Plot & Structure, by James Scott Bell, I decided to follow one…

  • The Long Song: Vonnegut’s Advice Breaks My Heart

    Some more of my recent process while writing a real story: “Be a Sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them-in order that the reader may see what they are made of.”  Vonnegut I just wrote something that made my heart break. …

  • The Long Song: Tolkien Describes Writing the LoTR

    It’s been a while since I’ve posted something on the site.  No, am I not dead.  Nor is The Wizard of Quippley.  New stuff is coming, scout’s honor.  Until then I have had a few things I wanted to talk about that should fit nicely on this bottom part of the…

  • Update on the Comic

    I apologize for the delay in comic updates. I’ve been working on a few other projects lately, specifically a few short stories and a novella, and haven’t had the energy for much else. Comics will return soon enough, both Ghosts and Quippley. Be sure to follow me on Twitter for…

  • You’re chance to help save the world!

    Once again I will be participating in Pat Rothfuss’s Worldbuilders fundraising program. Now is your chance to help save lives around the world and star in one of my upcoming The Goblins Wars issues. You can visit the auction page to learn more. You can learn more about this year’s…

  • No new comic today

    We’ll catch up with Al and Peter again real soon. Stay tuned!