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Black Days, Chapter 2: “McClelland’s Law”
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Go to: Table of Contents It was night. Silas was in one of the outer boroughs of New York City. Squad cars were parked outside an apartment complex, their red and blue lights splashing against the facade. Police were everywhere, talking into radios or ignoring the noise that came out…
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Black Days, Chapter 1: “Toy Story”
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Go to: Table of Contents Silas Black was late. He was always late. Time, to a man like him, was a relative thing. A problem for someone else to worry about. Usually, the person waiting for him. He wore a watch but never used it. An observer would have noticed…
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Editing, Or: The Long Slog of Writer’s Hell
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Many, many, years ago I wrote a manuscript entitled “Black Days.” It is an occult detective novel, a subgenre that combines paranormal/fantasy tropes with classic detective mysteries. I poured much time and effort into this book–refining it many times. I even asked a few close friends to be beta readers…
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“How to Write with Style,” Part 6
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This post is part of a series called ‘The Writer’s Pool.’ I will be drawing from the wealth of knowledge from the world’s greatest writers to explore their advice, techniques, tools, and more. We get to the next piece of advice from Vonnegut about writing with style, “Have guts to…
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“How to Write with Style,” Part 5
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This post is part of a series called ‘The Writer’s Pool.’ I will be drawing from the wealth of knowledge from the world’s greatest writers to explore their advice, techniques, tools, and more. One of the “tricks” to finding your own style of writing is to “keep it simple.” This…
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I AM HADES: Outline finished, time to write
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If you thought outlining a story was hard, just wait. I decided to try my hand at outlining my latest project, instead of jumping in headfirst. I found that many of the problems I encounter writing the story don’t go away, just because you make an outline first. I’ve always…