Category Archives: History
Finding Inspiration
In case you’ve not noticed, I’m a huge history fan. One of the reasons is that I’ve constantly finding neat story ideas in news articles on historical items. For example, I just read this little piece: http://archaeologicalmuseum.jhu.edu/the-collection/object-stories/a-roman-lead-curse-tablet/ The first thing … Continue reading
Where do Story Ideas Originate?
Like most authors, I occasionally get asked, “Where do you get your ideas?” Many, if not all, of my characters are gestalt figures based on real people I’ve known. As for the situations they find themselves in, there are plenty … Continue reading
Crazy Taylor is out!
Airships…intrigue…adventure! Just another day in the life of Crazy Taylor. When Charles Morgan inherits an Australian town from a distant uncle, he never dreams what it will eventually lead to. Along with his wife, best friend, and brother-in-law, they set … Continue reading
Old Farts!
I’m passing this on as I did not want to be the only old fart receiving it. Actually, it’s not a bad thing to be called, as you will see. Old Farts are easy to spot at sporting events; during … Continue reading
Filed under Education, History, Philosophy
Some Interesting Links
I’ve been super busy the last couple of weeks and haven’t been able to keep up with the blog as much as I’d like. Here’s a few quick links that I found very interesting: Standalone genre books vs sequels or … Continue reading
Filed under GeekStuff, History, News, Publishing
The Dream King
Many, many years ago, when I was a kid of about eight or nine, my folks had this old guy over for dinner. They laughed and joked like adults do and, as soon as possible, I escaped to play outside. … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Craft, History, Philosophy
NeatNetNews
Like everyone who ever spends time surfing the net, I run into things that are really neat and I want to share with my friends. So, I’m going to start adding posts like this one. From now on, when you … Continue reading
On A Writing Role
Wow! I’ve been on a roll, today. I’m finally into the really exciting ‘meat’ of Cloud Dancer. This is one of the parts I’ve been waiting and so far, I like how it’s come out. It was rather hard to … Continue reading
NaNoPrep – Dramatis personæ
Last time, I spoke of the process I find useful for larger projects. Since NaNoWriMo is getting closer, I’ll share a few of the details. I’m planning a Steampunk theme tale with the working title of “Cloud Dancer” that is … Continue reading
Real Steam
This past weekend, I was up in Kinzer, Pennsylvania, at the Rough and Tumble Harvest Festival. Since I’m going to be writing a steampunk novel for NaNo, a little real steam experience seemed in order. Here are a few freebie … Continue reading
