I saw this picture last night on Facebook, with the description below: The night before the burial of her husband 2nd Lt. James Cathey of the United States Marine Corps, killed in Iraq, Katherine Cathey refused to leave the casket, asking to sleep next to his body for the last time. The Marines made a …
So. Thursday was the official release of my book on Amazon, and thanks to several friends, the release party was incredible. So much fun. We had some great music, delicious coffee & desserts, a reverse book signing (where everyone signed my book), a couple of readings, and even a Garth Brooks sing-a-long! It was such …
The past few weeks have been an absolute whirlwind and I’m still catching my breath. Three Sunday nights ago my Kickstarter campaign was successfully funded to publish my first book, Every Bush Is Burning. The past three weeks I’ve been working feverishly to get final edits, proofreading, and a million other last minute things done …
A week ago, I kicked off the Kickstarter campaign to raise the money to publish my first book, a novel called Every Bush Is Burning. I’m beyond excited that we are well on our way to accomplishing the goal and we have 5 days left to reach the goal of $3000 (currently at $2610). I’m …
Friends and family, peeps and tweeps…I hope Friday finds you well. Today is my birthday and I am a whopping 26 years of age. Woo hoo! I have a fun trip to the DMV (to get my license renewed) and an allergy shot planned to celebrate. (Also dinner with my smoking hot wife so it’s …
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Many people in the world genuinely love books. I happen to be one of those people, and it’s an exciting and scary time to be a lover of books. Not everyone on the street knows this yet, but there is a fairly tectonic shift going on in the world of publishing. Bookstores, the traditional means …
As a hopeful/aspiring writer, I find this video very funny, as well as educational for a lot of people who have tons of misconceptions about writing and traditional publishing. Take yourself a gander if you so desire.
Storypraxis is an online daily creative writing exercise started by Andy Meisenheimer, a man who has helped me improve my writing more than I can begin to say. I haven’t had time to do much with it, but yesterday I got to write my first attempt and had a blast doing it. Basically, you get …
My friend Ben Faroe is a remarkable writer, and the story he is currently posting on his blog is asking some great questions that need to be asked. If you love a good story told well, you should take some time to read, enjoy, and think. Dream World Collective **(First episode pasted below…click the link …
“Americans grow up convinced that they have a right to happiness. Most of the Third World would never make this claim. To them, survival is success. But for us, the good life is an inalienable right, and we pursue it with gusto. Should anyone thwart that happiness, we are quick to scream injustice. All types …