Seven years of writing
Wow, what a year. I don’t have to tell you it’s been a struggle because it’s almost certainly been a struggle for you too. I mean, I don’t want to…
Humour, satire, and spec-fic in all its forms.
Six years a writer
Six years? SIX! Where did the time go? The calendar is a damn liar, 2019 was two years ago; three, max. Grumble grumble. Whatever, at least I know last year was…
Five Years a Writer
It’s that time of year again. One year older, wiser. Increasingly jaded. Forgive me, it’s my forty-fourth birthday and I’m feeling a bit maudlin. So set your parasocial filters to…
How I Wrote a Gamebook: Apps
Last year I wrote about why I created The Citadel of Bureaucracy (and what the heck it is). Let’s talk about how I went about it; the real nuts and…
Four Years A-writin’
It’s that time again. Another year wrestled to the ground and beaten into submission. Let me stand up, dust myself off, and read where it all began… Wow. This time…
How I Wrote a Gamebook: The Basics
Last month, I wrote about why I created “The Citadel of Bureaucracy.” Over the next few months I want to cover the how. Being a horrific nerd, I’ve played nearly…
Rehabilitation Through Art
I meant to take a break, I really did, but ended up writing a new book instead. Not sci-fi or fantasy this time: satire. I got the idea in October…
Three Years a Writer
Ah, the pandemic. Funny how an entire year can slip away in this uncertain time, like an untethered ship on an ebbing tide that’s sucked into the kraken’s maw, chewed…
Two Years (and a bit) On . . .
Picture it: Ottawa, 2018; a cold January. A thirty-something sits at his dining room table for some old-school First Edition D&D solo play, when lo: a story takes root in…
One Year On . . .
It’s hard to believe how much I’ve accomplished in one year. It’s also hard to believe how little any of it registers as success. That is probably the best way…