Photo Friday: I Am A Leaf On The Wind
You know me – I can’t resist a close up. Aspen Leaves. This was taken in Rocky Mountain National Park, July 2014.
Writing Journal Y4 Day 210: Improv Prompt – Keyhole, emotion: upset, crying, angry, open treasure chest
Another Writing Journal, another bit from one of my Improv meetings. This one, My brain just wanted to do dialogue, so that’s what I did. Prompt: Keyhole, emotion: upset, crying, angry, open treasure chest “What is your problem?” “My...
Photo Friday: Rocky Mountain National Park 1
I thought I’d start us out with a nice shot pretty close to the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. I was -thrilled- to see so much green up there compared to a couple years back when the beetle damage was so rampant and you could see these...
Writing Journal Y4 Day 203: More Improv
Wow. it has been a long time since I last wrote anything for my Writing Journal! I owe you a longer post, but for now I thought I’d share some more writing from my improv group. We meet once a month, everyone brings some prompts, and we...
Photo Friday: Portrait in Stupidity
On a recent trip to Estes Park / Rocky Mountain National Park / Trail Ridge Road, I was able to indulge in one of my favorite pastimes – photographing Colorado. I’m gonna be sharing those photos with you in the weeks to come, but before I...
Media Guests of Honor – Capricon
I’m thrilled to announce that The Functional Nerds (Me and John Anealio) will be the Media Guests of Honor at Capricon, February 12-15th, 2015. We were contacted about the possibility after an on-air discussion we had about wishing there was a...
Excuse me while I talk about Magic, ok?
So. I mentioned I have been playing Magic The Gathering again on the occasional Saturday night. My cards are old. I think the last set or booster pack I bought was around the Exodus era circa 1998. Don’t get me wrong, while it’s been...
The New Job
So. As you may know – if you follow me on social media – I have a new job! If you don’t follow me on social media – wtf? Seriously? Why not? I mean – what did I ever do to you that would make you not follow me on...
Diversity and the White Elephant in the room
I recently had the opportunity to play moderator/host to a panel on diversity in genre fiction. You can listen to it (or download it) over on SF Signal. It was an interesting experience and conversation. When the Pikes Peak Writers Conference...
Learn Scrivener From Me – New Online Classes
You’ve heard all your writer friends talking about it. Scrivener. Now you’re curious, but afraid to take the plunge. Word kinda works for you. Plus, you have a system. A routine. Breaking out of that routine is a little scary. I...
Success, Long Nights (and Days) and the Pikes Peak Writers Conference
So. I set out with a goal of writing a blog post every day for the entire month of April. With this very post right here, I have succeeded! What was the point? Well – to get me back into the habit again. I haven’t been blogging...
Is This April Thing Over Yet?
What?! No! Shut up! Gawd! I’m trying to do something here, okay? Write a post every day. What’s wrong with that? Have I had some stinkers? Sure. What’s it matter to you? Sheesh. I’ve got one day left in April. And then...