Category Archives: Writing

Weird Al’s “Word Crimes” Appeals to Editors

It’s been passed around on Facebook a lot this last week, and I’ve avoided looking at it… mainly because it is so easy to get distracted when I’m pushing to finish a major editing job. But a friend urged me … Continue reading

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The Books Have Arrived!

After a lot of work in writing, correcting galleys, working at promoting the book, my author copies have finally arrived! The Creature took the time to examine the book, checking out how the landscape format works. He decided he was … Continue reading

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A Writer’s Day

So, yesterday, I had my screenwriters group in the morning. We had a very good session giving notes on two scripts. It’s the benefit of having a long, consistent history together: you know the others are interested in helping you … Continue reading

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Sticking to the Point

I’ve been reading through The Collected Letters of C. S. Lewis, Volume lll: Narnia, Cambridge, and Joy 1950-1963 lately. The flow of his correspondence from amiable acknowledgements to his readers to business exchanges with his publishers to the relaxed exchanges … Continue reading

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Michael Wiese Holiday Discounts

 As some of you may know, my book Creating Graphic Novels will be published next year by Michael Wiese Productions. I was very pleased that they became my publisher for it, because I have always been impressed by their catalog … Continue reading

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Final Cover for CREATING GRAPHIC NOVELS

Got word from my publisher late last week that the final cover design for my book (formerly known as Paper Movies) has now been approved — and I can start showing it off to folks. The actual publication date hasn’t been … Continue reading

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Finishing the Book

Well, at long last, on the day I contracted to do so, I delivered to my editor the manuscript of my book Creating Graphic Novels: Adapting and Marketing Stories for a Multi-Million Dollar Industry (formerly known as Paper Movies: Adapting … Continue reading

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Moving Forward with Paper Movies

After a lot of work in revising the nature of my sample chapter of Paper Movies, I finally got news from a publisher last week that they are interested in the non-fiction project and want to publish it. Yay! All … Continue reading

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New Poetry on Website

I just posted a new poem on the website. IT CAN BE FOUND HERE It was inspired by a program my church (First Prebyterian Church of Hollywood) is conducting this year during the Lenten season. They asked people to write … Continue reading

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A Story for Christmas

Several years ago, I sat down to write a short story for Christmas. I wanted to set it in the Holy Land. But I wanted it to be something different than most of the “Holy Land Christmas stories” I’d read. … Continue reading

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