I’ve been feeling a bit nostalgic for the world of Gordath Wood and the characters I have lived with for so long. This small excerpt of Colar Terrick in North Salem brought me back in a good way. I still have stories to tell about the gordath, but it has gone on the back burner while I work on new projects. In the meantime, here’s a bit of what it was like for Colar in Read more…
I went to summer camp last weekend. Sort of. Star Fire Adventure Camp for grownups is a new venture that my friend Wendy and several of her friends have just started. They had a run-through of their Paleolithic Camp and I was invited to play. I think they are onto something. With the interest in adventure games like Tough Mudder and adventure races, as well as the reality shows like Man vs. Wild, there’s clearly Read more…
One of the most dangerous beliefs of genre writers is that there is an overarching writing community that speaks for all writers. This is such a harmful myth that I think it has derailed careers and silenced talent. And the worst thing is, many writers accept the myth without realizing how much harm they are doing to themselves. Only my spec-fic writing friends consider themselves part of a writing community, as part of a general Read more…