Some days the mailman is kind to me. Today is such a day. No bills, and three books.

First, an ARC of Steampunk II. Been dying for this one!

Steampunk II: From Indiebound: Blending the romantic elegance of the Victorian era with modern scientific advances, the popular Steampunk genre spotlighted in [...]

I’ve been saying for years that you should allow yourself the freedom to suck at writing. With the freedom to write horrible things, you get discouraged less, you learn faster, and you understand the difference between good and bad writing.

But lately I’ve been thinking that that needs to be changed. Because, at the beginning, [...]

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Just wanted to point out there is one day–ONE DAY–left to win the fine shirt below. All you have to do is write a story with an October prompt. That’s all. The winner will be posted on Sunday.

Tomorrows Ghosts

Old Mason knows all the stories. But the ones [...]