This latest installment not only deals with creating characters, but also explains a bit why I haven’t been making as long an entry as I’d like lately. I hope to do a more proper entry shortly. Thanks…
Originally from Levittown NY, I currently reside somewhere along the coast in California with my wife/co-author Helen.
A lot of my creativity was born from my lifelong love of science fiction and horror. As a child I grew up on the original Dark Shadows, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Doctor Who (which I still follow) and Anime.
A few of my favorite authors are HP Lovecraft, Jane Austen, Robert Asprin, Jodi Lynn Nye, Stephen King, Richard Matheson, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Edgar Allan Poe, and so many more.
However, I do not spend all our time sitting behind a desk writing. I like to get out and try new things. We also like to explore new places, sometimes with family or friends. I've gotten plenty of ideas thanks to these adventures. I like to draw from personal experience because I feel it lends a bit of authenticity to a story and its characters. Which is probably why Helen and I still love to attend conventions which involve sci-fi, fantasy, anime, comics, you name it. Yes, we are Geeks and proud of it.
As most of you know, my father-in-law was fighting cancer. This past Thursday, that fight came to an end. He fought a great fight. He is sorely missed by all who knew him. I repost this photo to of happier days and all that he gave my wife, my brother-in-law and me…
“THE SHIP” Will Come In To Dock On May 23rd… That’s right gang. The second installment of the Para-Earth Series is coming to an e-reader near you very soon. “THE SHIP” takes place during the month-long interlude mentioned in the Epilogue of “THE BRIDGE”. If you haven’t read that book, no worries. “THE…
Recently I had a rather loud and unexpected reminder from life, that I am physically not the same person I was 10 years ago. I’m not saying that old age is catching up to me, although it does give me the occasional reminders that many of us experience (like your body sounding like a bowl…
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Recently I’ve been struggling to try and get Helen’s short story collection up onto Smashwords, with less than sterling results. Now, in case anyone out there isn’t familiar with Smashwords, they use an entirely different format style than say Amazon’s KDP. By the same token, they also have a wide distribution that includes Barnes and…
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You are so right. In my second book I had a fellow who had to have his leg amputated below the knee. He had been a soldier – so now what would he do, how would he cope. It turned out to be one of the stronger elements of the story and he became a central character in the book. He continues as a main character in the third and final volume of the trilogy.
I have had fibro (it’s in remission) so I know what you are going through. I hope you feel better tomorrow.
Thanks Yvonne, I hope so too. And I hope yours stays in Remission a good long time.