100 Best(?) Books

This post was inspired by Kourtney Heintz's list of the Best 100 Novels, a challenge initiated by Nathan Bransford, on his own blog. I've been in need of a fun activity, just to get my head into a healthier place than it's been over the last several weeks. Sure, I wrote a story based on …

People of a Post-Nuclear Russia: The ‘Metro 2033’ Series

Metro 2033 (Метро 2033) tells the story of the 40,000 survivors who escaped to the subway tunnels of the Metro beneath Moscow when nuclear conflict escalated to war between Russia and the United States in 2018. For the survivors, life went on, in a fashion. Precious ammunition counts as currency in the Metro, where people …

I wish. I wish. I wish.

I wish I didn't care whether other people like my stories or not. I wish I didn't care about reader responses or hit statistics or any of that pointless crap. I wish I could tear out this part of me that does care, if only so I wouldn't feel like such a useless, no-talent shit …

Howling

April 20 is the birthday of sweetpea Alawa, the wolf my family adopted/sponsors at Wolf Conservation Center. She is six years old today! We first learned about Alawa via 4amwriter's "Save El Lobo Writing Competition", which put out the challenge to write an original piece showcasing wolves in a positive light, as both a learning …

White Wolf Hunt (Draft Process)

I’m one of the winners of 4amWriter’s “Save El Lobo Writing Competition”! Head on over to Kate’s page and read her update, which includes all the winning entries. And, if you should be inspired to write your own wolf story, let me know. I’ll howl for you! For those of you who are interested in …