*trumpets, red carpet, dancing* Holly Lisle held a contest to determine the short stories which would be published in her first anthology. Entries were open to all students of her larger courses. From a field of 60+ entries, my story THE DEFINITION OF A SUPERHERO was accepted! The title of the Anthology is “The Adventure [...]
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[Perry] Thomas Was Alone
Have you heard of a game called Thomas Was Alone? Cause I hadn’t really heard of this game. It’s a small indie game, a minimalistic platformer and it completely flew under my radar. But last night (I’m writing this on Monday), I decided that I deserved a little present for finishing the first draft of [...]
Entertaining, Believable Romance
A “Dear Tami” request from a reader. Do you have any opinions on developing romance between characters? I get really frustrated when characters just magically and instantly fall in love with each other. I don’t want to do that in my writing, so I was wondering if you might have any pointers there… As it [...]
[Perry] How the Ending Can Ruin the Tone of the Story
The following post contains spoilers for the movie, 1408. If you have yet to watch this movie and are into creepy (not gory) stories, I highly recommend that you watch it first and then come back. Don’t worry. I’ll wait. So I recently had the opportunity to re-watch the movie 1408. What had happened was, I recommended the [...]
Choose Omnibus NOW AVAILABLE!
The Choose Omnibus (containing volumes 1, 2, AND 3!) is now available on Amazon! The paperback version is my recommendation — Steve Hall did an unbelievable job on the formatting and it is just a gorgeous, gorgeous book. And before you wonder why the price is so high, let me assure you that a VERY [...]
When Should You Stop Planning And Start Writing?
Me So. That little bar in my sidebar has been stuck at 90% for a while. (With luck, by the time this post goes live, I’ll have begun actually writing the story. Not holding my breath.) Why, you might be wondering, has it stagnated? Have I been spending all my time watching tv shows and [...]