I wanted this post to be a Meatsuit Reroot.  Not going to lie though, I really like where Blues is heading, so I’m going to write it while I enjoy it. I’ve gotten the first novel laid out, and have…

You’re not here for me, you’re here for the book review, so lets get to it. Tri-Orion: Awakening by L. J. Hachmeister (@LJ_Hachmeister) Sometimes, the hardest thing a book can ask of us is to be patient.  In sci-fi in…

I am living a cliche today. I kid you not, I am sitting in a bistro, drinking coffee, talking and laughing about my writing as I work through the second part of Temple.  So far, part one has gotten one…

Let’s face it.  We don’t get enough sleep.  You, me, my wife, and basically 99% of the American population. Have an argument against that statement? Here. Is. My. Refutation. Seriously.  That was four google hits.  I didn’t even break out…

Lost a post this week, which is not a great way to start it. I do have a perfectly reasonable explanation though.  It’s not even an excuse!  So it has that going for it, which is nice. In reality, I…

Been a rough week.  Hard for me to keep justifying this over and over, but I cannot stress enough that life is creating a rough situation for me to have any sort of creative energy.  I’m mostly just silently stressing…

Art through adversity. I call bullshit. Seriously.  Maybe, maaaaayyyyybeeee, 1% of art made during adverse times becomes something amazing.  It’s more like .01%.  What happens to the rest you ask?  It withers and dies on the vine.  Seriously, no joke.…

Lets face it.  I have problems with self control. Some of it isn’t my fault.  An early childhood full of a steady stream of sugar and no exercise, followed by a lifelong struggle against various factors forcing inactivity.  It’s not…

I’ve found my hook. That sentence, without context, makes no sense.  I know.  But I cannot overstate how excited I am that I’ve found it.  What does that mean, in the context of authorship, you ask?  A hook is a…

It’s been nine days since my last Reroot.  I’m going to let you in on a secret though: I knew something like this might happen. It’s why the post is named Reroot.  Because I will need to occasionally do just…