Trudge On, Soul

December 15, 2016, Category: Novels

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The icy wilderness of Alaska is the perfect place to lose yourself. But Warren doesn’t want to lose himself. He wants to lose someone else. But in the Alaskan wilderness, Warren finds that getting rid of someone isn’t so easy.

“I know nothing about motorcycles and even less about Alaska. And while Warren describes both in detail, I never felt like an idiot because the story he shares is something I could relate to. It’s about adventure and friendship and heartbreak and belief and doubt and maybe even redemption. Nothing is simple and Warren doesn’t wrap his experience in a neat bow which I found rare and refreshing. Few books have made me reflect on my life and choices as often as this book. There are a lot of ideas to chew on here. Pick up the book and start reading it. You will not regret it.” (From Goodreads)

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Trudge On Soul – Preview (Chapter 1)

December 14, 2016, Category: Blogs

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Trudge On, Soul – Preview (Prologue)

December 12, 2016, Category: Blogs

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Editing Software for Writers

March 1, 2015, Category: WritingTips

As an indie writer, I do my own editing (with some help from friends and family). Despite spending hours scouring for typos and errors, they show up in my published materials. I’ve considered editing software in the past, but the choices, cost, and lack of good reviews turned me away. Last month I gave it another go and tested twelve different applications. Here are my conclusions.

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Writing Tips #5: Editing

January 14, 2015, Category: WritingTips

Tip Five in my Writing Stories Tips (which starts here) is all about editing. What, when, where, when why do we edit? It’s all here. Read this and you’ll be in the know on all things editing.

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The Last Laugh

January 10, 2015, Category: Short Stories

Three paragraphs–the shortest story I’ve ever written. A bully. An unstable victim. The fallout.

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Writing Tips #4: Fight Club and Santa Claus

January 8, 2015, Category: WritingTips

Why do you want to create stories and what do you expect to get from it? Steps 1-3 are the most important and, most likely, you don’t need more than reading and writing at this point. But if you feel like you need something more, then it is time to talk about Fight Club and Santa Claus.

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Writing Tips #3: Be Wary of Writing Tips

January 1, 2015, Category: WritingTips

The third tip in my series on writing stories addresses the volumes of advice available to the budding author. In a nutshell, ignore it all and focus on reading and writing. If you don’t continue to read my blog and, instead, go write a short story then you have won the game and I applaud you. Send me your story, I’d love to read it.

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Writing Tips #2: Read and Write

December 27, 2014, Category: WritingTips

This is the second post in my series on how to write stories and contains the most critical components of the entire process. I believe two key elements account for 70% of what it takes to write a good story. They are also the easiest and most fun aspect of the entire writing process. If you don’t agree with me, you would probably be happier as an editor, publisher, or agent.

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Writing Tips #1: Where to Start

December 21, 2014, Category: WritingTips

If you want to write stories but don’t know where to start, here is a suggestion. This did the trick for me. It’s not complicated and if you are anything like me, you’ll enjoy it. I’ll follow-up this post with a new one each week geared to help you keep moving forward.

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The Sexual Dysfunctions of Planet Zeronius

November 22, 2014, Category: Short Stories

Tim Harrison , a wannabe writer with absolutely nothing published anywhere ever, gets a visit from Felix Bartholomew: a short, orange-eyed man with a red afro. One of Tim’s short stories, Felix claims, has won a major, intergalactic writing contest. Then things get crazy.

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Slumber

November 19, 2014, Category: Short Stories


I have a pill. It will make you dream an entire, vivid lifetime overnight. You’ll never be the same. Do you take it? This story won a Silver Honorable Mention in the Writer’s of the Future contest. Friedrich Nietzsche: “What we experience in dreams — assuming that we experience it often — belongs in the end just as much to the over-all economy of our soul as anything experienced…” Read online or download the free eBook (best for mobile devices).

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SWATTED in Lake Stevens

June 9, 2014, Category: Blogs

An otherwise calm evening at home ended with our house being surrounded by a SWAT team. I walked out the door and had 5 assault rifles pointed at me. No, this isn’t the start of a short story.

We had several news agencies interview us, including Good Morning America. Of all of them, the best was a Podcast by Reply All on March 4, 2015.

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Dream Carnage

January 24, 2014, Category: Short Stories

What cost do we pay for childhood expectations, hopes, dreams that change and evolve as we grow? This story, based on a dream, offers some insight.

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Day 22: There’s No Place Like Home

January 16, 2014, Category: Alaska, Travel

I make it home. Adventure complete. Did I get what I was searching for? Yes and no…

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