Category Archives: Writing journey

Hi all, for a limited time, the new and improved 2nd edition of the Slaying of the Bull will be free on Amazon. Grab a copy for the Holidays and please leave a review! It would really help me out. If you’ve already read the old version, I suggest checking out edition 2 (no risk).Continue reading “The Slaying of the Bull is free!”

You may have noticed I’ve taken a few days off from writing my blog to enjoy Thanksgiving and work on other projects (to be discussed below). Rest assured, I will be back to my posts on my experiences living in China shortly. But first, I wanted to provide a quick update of the rewrite ofContinue reading “Adventures in Graphic Art”

When you write a book, sometimes creepy things can happen. I’m sure all authors would agree that you find yourself in tune with some higher power every once and a while. There are many names for this, but the most common is the muse. This entity visited me recently with an interesting bit of inspiration.Continue reading “Oh, to be king!”

The Slaying of the Bull– if anything, I have a pretty good title for the first book in the Tocharian Gospels Series, but what does it mean? Originally the book’s title was going to be The Lion’s Order, but as the story developed, so did the words that would encapsulate the book (and to avoidContinue reading “What’s in a title?”

As stated in my last post, I’ve set out on a new journey to retool as a writer. What a breath of fresh air it has been! My writing passion is returning, and that feeling of joy as I put words on the page is back. The ashes are stirring as something will be reborn.Continue reading “Bulls and Phoenix”

I’ve decided to take a step back and completely retool. The past few months have been an adventure full of dips, a few peaks, and lots of twists, and turns and I’ve become a bit motion sick from the roller-coaster. I’ve learned a lot, but I’ve been so focused on the now that I haven’tContinue reading “Time to retool”

What do you do when your writing passion is something no one wants to read? I wish I had the answer to this question because it would make a great post and give me a whole lot of relief, but unfortunately, I do not have the answer. It would be ideal if your writing alwaysContinue reading “Unconditional love of history”

Yesterday, I realized that The Slaying of the Bull‘s Amazon description had gotten a bit tropey. There was a heavy chosen one vibe, and apparently, that isn’t good. Admittedly, I hadn’t realized how much hatred there was for the chosen one until I read a few top-ten pet peeve lists from reviewers and then perusedContinue reading “RIP Chosen One?”

There are only so many ways to tell a story. As Christopher Booker’s book, The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories, “succinctly” concludes (it is 736 pages and took 34 years to write), we only have seven basic plots to choose from- overcoming the monster; rags to riches; the quest, voyage and return; comedy;Continue reading “How to keep it fresh?”