Father John VS the Zombies is the third novel I’ve written, but only the first I outlined. Before Father John, I wrote two novels and over 60 short stories, never once working from an outline. I just began at the beginning and kept writing until I came to the end, […]
Writing
I love reading other writers’ success stories. Since every writer starts at the same place (the bottom), their story is usually a rags-to-riches one of hope, struggle, defeat, defeat, defeat, and then victory. As a writer on the bottom myself (or, to be kinder to myself, as a writer starting […]
Father John VS the Zombies, my forthcoming novel about the zombie apocalypse from a Christian perspective, has its own page on Facebook! Drop by for an exclusive look* at the novel’s cover art. * Exclusive for now. The cover art will be updated on this website in the next week […]
I’m excited to reveal information about my forthcoming novel. In almost 15 years of active publishing, I’ve published over 60 short stories in different magazines and anthologies, two collections of stories, some articles and blog posts, but never a novel-length work—until now. It’s called Father John VS the Zombies and […]
A few days ago, I shared my opinions on an offer to “co-publish” my manuscript that I received from Charisma Media. I felt, and feel, that at the very best the deal is bad for writers and at worst their business practices unethical. Charisma and I have exchanged correspondence since […]
Before I go into what I think writers should be aware of before working with Creation House / Charisma Media, let me give you a bit of background. (You can skip to specific discussion of Charisma Media if you’re not interested in the background.) As a writer of a specialized […]