My wife and I went out for our first long run in a couple of weeks yesterday – a “short” 18km route to ease us back into things. It was … Read More
Out Now – Many Deaths
My time travel story, The Many Deaths of Albert G Elderberry is up at The Fast-Forward Festival. Enjoy!
Buenos Dias
On Wednesday, we got back from a holiday at the Hacienda Cerritos near Todos Santos, in Mexico. It’s the first time we’ve been to Mexico and we had a fantastic time. … Read More
Cag: An Almost True Story
I was wandering around the Internet on Sunday, looking for inspiration, when I came across Chuck Wendig’s latest flash fiction challenge. The idea was to write an event from your … Read More
An Innsmouth Valentine’s
I took the day off from work on Thursday. Not because I wanted to prepare an epic Valentine’s Day surprise for my wife but to go to the dentist. Thankfully, … Read More
It’s a Writing Wrap
I finished revising my new story – Bottled Lightning – today and sent it out into the big wide world. I’m pretty happy with it, especially since I really didn’t … Read More
We Have a Winner – The Many Deaths of Albert G Elderberry
It’s “Family Day” on Monday (here in BC anyway) and I just got a great start to the long weekend. My time travel story The Many Deaths of Albert G Elderberry … Read More
Outlining – Simpsons Style
A long time ago, I forget where, I saw Matt Groening talking about the script writing process for The Simpsons – specifically how they make sure each episode is funny. Given … Read More
Seven Point Story Structure
Fantastic run yesterday. Our route took us from False Creek, along English Bay, up through a fog shrouded Stanley Park, across the Lions Gate Bridge, back down to the seawall to … Read More
Another Aftermath
The story I started three weeks ago, Bottled Lightning, is now sitting at 4,356 words – a little over 1,500 words shorter than the first draft. I read through it again … Read More