Behind The Book: How An Uncompromising Rock Band From Toronto Revived A Comatose Muse

Over time, I’ll be sharing the soundtrack for Waiting For A Star To Fall, and how each song inspired or enhanced the creation of the novel.  Impatient? Full Spotify playlist is here. 2013 was the year of emptiness. Every writer will tell you that Writer’s Block is a very real phenomenon, one that often strikesContinue reading “Behind The Book: How An Uncompromising Rock Band From Toronto Revived A Comatose Muse”

Got Junk In Your Writing Trunk? You’re Not Alone.

You’ll often see, as you meander through writing Twitter, people discouraged from unsuccessful queries being told by other writers (or even by those they’ve queried) that a project may need to be sat aside. “Put it in the trunk,” they’ll tell you.  “Write another book.” As a writer, it’s disheartening to think that a projectContinue reading “Got Junk In Your Writing Trunk? You’re Not Alone.”

Guest Post: I Want To Believe

Back when the incredible Cindy at Book About first offered to share her space with me, one of the questions she posed was about the joking reference in my bio to a novel-length X-Files fanfiction.  She wondered if it, like the show’s truth, was “out there”. Alas, it is not.  All I have are theContinue reading “Guest Post: I Want To Believe”