Essence and Compromise: The Art of Adaptation
Over the years, I’ve pitched on many projects to adapt other writers’ material into a screenplay. Whether tackling a novel, comic, or video game, my creative distance from the source…
Cover reveal – Fall From Grace Chronicles: War Stories
The tremendous support and positivity I received following the release of my debut novel, Fall From Grace, fueled my drive to further explore that world. Rather than jumping into a…
Worth 1000 Words: What’s in a Desktop Wallpaper?
I recently purchased a new laptop (hooray!) after ten years of writing on an ancient, Frankenstein’s monster of a machine. While setting it all up, I was greeted by a…
Verbis Diablo: How Do Writers Choose Words?
Penny Dreadful has returned to deliver a tasty slice of Victorian locution. As a writer, the show has caused a strange question to circle my craft: how exactly do we choose the…
A Symphony of Adrenaline and Drama: Writing Epic Action
I’m an action junkie, no two ways about it. Superheroes, sci-fi, fantasy, horror––if it gets my blood pumping, then I’m game. I write what I love, so my stories are…
Bloodless: The Dangerous Sterilization of Violence in Entertainment
My upcoming novel, Fall From Grace, is an epic with moments of explicit violence bred from the horrors of warfare. The grisly, vicious imagery will disturb, upset, and even offend…