Progress, Not Perfection
Somewhere in the distance, Margaret heard the uneven clang of metal on metal. The muted noise only roused her from her sleep because of the consistent rhythm. The dark confines of the safe room were all she had known for some time.
Sometimes it is a struggle to sit down and write. You do a quick look on social media for any writing groups and you will find meme after meme and reel after reel about how writers love to procrastinate and then hate […]
One of the cornerstone pieces of advice for writers is show, don’t tell. One of the places people like to focus is on character emotions.
Darkside security shoved Evan through the airlock of his home and the black hover car detached and drove off as soon as it sealed. Evan imagined it ending up in a dark, shadowy hanger filled with identical, non-descript cars used by his […]
An excellent summary of a Murder of Wizards and Armageddon Angels found in TikTok. Honestly, it is exciting to see someone else talking about one of my books. With the book launching in a little more than a week I’m starting to […]
The slick white ceiling reminded him of the walls in his lab. Staring at it made him angry. Something unexpected had happened and he desperately wanted to know what.
It’s really easy to feel like you’re not making progress. All too often we measure progress in the form of hitting goals. When we miss those goals it is seen as a failure.
Doctor Margaret Vo heard the scream of the alarm. She did not stop running. She did not know what was going on in the lab. She was afraid that one or both of the brilliant men within were dead.
What a week it has been. I was reminded that taking three days off from work means you’ll have twice as much work for the next five.
The power failed, plunging the room into darkness except for the strobing flashes from the rift. The room took on a hellish quality of flame and thunder as the lightning devastated everything about it. The emergency lighting turned on almost immediately, but failed to push back the dark.
