JOIN MY NEWSLETTER AT THE bottom of this post by the end of this week to read the rough draft of Toils and Snares as a beta reader. The link will go out in my newsletter only on the 15th! Sample it here on Wattpad. What will you get? Free short fiction on a monthly...
As I came to the realization that my debut novel is coming up for its first awards season, I thought about what I've read in the last year and what books I think are deserving of awards. I've read many great books this year and have even more to read thanks to a...
UPDATES: Almost mid-November. Writing-wise, I've got some good news and some bad news. I'll start with the Bad, which isn't really very bad. Bad news? NaNoWriMo [National Novel Writing Month] counts are down. Not likely to hit 50,000 words in November. All Is...
Happy Howl-a-ween to those of you who celebrate such things. I'll post costume pics later. Two years ago on this night I embarked on a fantastic journey. I planned to write 60,000 words of a novel, tentatively title Zombie Zoo, during the month of November and "WIN"...
Pubslushing... A kick-start for Writers! About six months ago I entered a random drawing from the Kobo Writing Life blog for a Pubslush Writing crowd-funding support Giveaway. As with so many other times that I've tossed a hat in the ring, I won one of the second...
Why I Wattpad is a continuing series of blogposts about my first year on Wattpad. Here are Part II, Part III, and Part IV Have to shout out to my editor/writing friend/marketing maven, Amanda June Hagarty! She convinced me to give Wattpad a try. Check out her...
Robert L. Slater, author of the young adult, apocalyptic science fiction series Deserted Lands, has worked as a teacher in the beautiful Pacific Northwest for 20 years. Like some of his characters, he has a propensity for speaking in lines from 80s movies, drinking Mountain Dew and eating pizza.