Reviews are starting to roll in on Dragon Springs & Other Things: A Short Story Collection Book I and wow! All 4/5 or 5/5 stars and the comments the reviewers are leaving… The stories are definitely connecting with people, which Read More…
Visions: The Art of Jeff Sturgeon If you remember, my short story “Scout’s Honor” was a part of Jeff Sturgeon’s anthology The Last Cities of Earth a few years back. Its Kickstarter did so well that the book was picked up Read More…
We’re approaching June 1st, and that means it’s time to get the book launch party for Dragon Springs & Other Things on your calendar! 6/2/23 @ 6 PM PST It’s currently not safe for Raven to do in-person bookstore events, so Read More…
If you know me at all, you know that music is life for me. So is writing and art, but music makes up my personal triad in the pieces that make up me. One of my favorite lyrics ever comes Read More…
OUR HOUSE We bought our current house in the Pacific Northwest in 2016, four years after moving up here from North Texas. Because the seller is a wanted criminal (which we didn’t know until after closing, of course), we started Read More…
For some people, it’s Christmas. Others, Thanksgiving. For me, my favorite holiday is Halloween. Part of the reason I love this holiday so much is because it gives people the opportunity to be whatever and whoever they want to be. Read More…
The main word I have today is WOW. Also, COLOR. All the colors. Yesterday, I had “Eye Surgery #1,” which removed the white cataract in my left eye and restored my sight. (Right eye aka surgery #2 will come in Read More…
We’ve been slowly ramping up to the release later this year of Amaskan’s Honor, Book III in the Boahim Trilogy, and with this has come quite a few interviews and author spotlights on a variety of blogs, podcasts, TV shows, and Read More…
March has been…chaos. 2020 was hell. 2021 was heller. 2022 said, “Hold my beer!” in the worst way possible, especially last month. For those following along on social media, you know that Riley’s heart meds are killing his kidneys. Nothing Read More…
Recently, a friend and colleague asked me to share more in-depth details about my outlining process, so here goes. I’m what they call a plotser, meaning I do a mix of plotting and pantsing when I write. Plotting suggests that I outline what’s going to happen (plot, character arcs, etc.) and pantsing suggests that I write “by the seat of my pants” without any outlines. Read More…
