Try everything once. That’s what most people will tell you, even though, I’m almost positively certain, there are some things that should never be tried (such as forcing yourself to make it through one full sitting of Fantasia). Tolerance for one of Disney’s most boring films notwithstanding, it is rather ironic that the ones who [...]
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15 May 2012
Experiment Much?
10 May 2012
LIKE CLOUDS
I did three book signings this weekend. This has been typical fair for me for the last, well, for a while. I have a schedule that is opposite my friends, and family, and in some ways I love it, but in others I’m not much of a fan. On the upside, I get to meet [...]
02 May 2012
FEAR: Just a Four Letter Word
Why is fear so fascinating? I was recently pondering thinking about this after seeing The Cabin in the Woods. It was a really cool, interesting take on the “typical” slasher movie. Of course, the story has cliché elements to it, such as the jock, the slut, the brainiac, the diverse character, and the stoner. [...]
So, my new thriller THE FORSAKEN was recently released, dare I say, unleashed upon the world, and as a promo, my publisher (Stonehouse Ink) and I have decided to make it free. It has been free for the last few days, and currently, it sits at #20 in the entire Kindle store for free downloads. [...]
The Power of Story by Josh Olds They’re just words. That’s the biggest understatement I’ve ever heard. Just words…that’s like saying someone is just human. Like words don’t have power. Like Story isn’t a means of revolution. Like life isn’t poetry lived out in the flesh. It’s absurd because life is story. And when we [...]
26 Mar 2012
Music Box, the new short story by Estevan Vega
Okay, I have been waiting to share this with all of you for a bit, but it’s time. Last year, I wrote a short story called MUSIC BOX. I love this story, love it’s eerie mood, it’s fragility, and yes, it’s ultimate hope. Esther and Jacob are two very cool, very unique characters who are [...]
23 Mar 2012
From Fact to Fiction by J.R. Chartrand
Jason Chatraw is a veteran journalist with more than 20 years of experience and has written, co-authored or ghost-written more than a dozen books. He has written for The New York Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, San Diego Union-Tribune, the Fort Worth Telegram, The Sporting News and many other publications. However, he started writing fiction last year [...]
EV: I am super stoked to have K.C. Neal on the site today. She’s this really cool chick from Idaho, and she’s written a rockin YA novel called PYXIS. If you haven’t picked it up yet, you gotta do so soon. What’s amazing about K.C. Neal is that she wrote her debut novel in about [...]
