The regular readers out there may have noticed I haven’t posted in over a week. Very sad, as since I first launched this site on January 1, 2015, this is the first time I’ve gone that long in between posts. It was a totally crazy week, with all six of us having varying degrees of […]
Halloween Contest Opens September 1
For those of you out there writing flash fiction, I just wanted to share that the third annual Theme of Absence Halloween Horror Flash Fiction contest is opening for submissions at midnight. This is a semi-pro paying contest, with the winning entry getting published at the site on Halloween and receiving $.01/word. Click on the […]
My writing and blogging goals for 2016, plus some big news!
This is the year. That should really be your motto going into every new year. Longtime readers of some of my previous blogs will know that I take New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day very seriously as a time to reflect on previous achievements and prepare for future ones. So this is the post […]
Now seeking contributors!
One of my big goals for the coming year is to really grow this blog and continue to help other writers improve and promote their own work as well. You may have noticed I’ve recently started a new Author Spotlight feature on the site and it’s been great to see what some of our fellow […]
Fourth Quarter News, Updates and Goals
And just like that, 2015 is 3/4 of the way over. It’s been a pretty cool year so far. I launched Write Good Books, became a dad for the third time, published my first novel, did my first convention (as a presenter). Pretty cool when I look at it that way. If I have one […]
Theme of Absence Halloween Contest
As you may or may not know, in addition to Write Good Books, I’m also the owner and editor of Theme of Absence, an online magazine of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. And if there is one thing I love, it’s horror. Like a lot of horror fans, I have a crazy obsession with all […]
Awesome opportunity for Colorado writers
Oh, man. For those of you in the Denver area, you MUST check out Genre Fest 2015 next month. The event features author David Morrell’s “How to Write Best Selling Fiction” workshop. If you’ve never heard of David Morrell, he’s the author First Blood and a whole bunch of other cool stuff, but to me, […]
NWG Spring Writing Conference
For writers out there in the Omaha area, be sure to consider attending the Nebraska Writers Guild Spring Writing Conference at the LaVista Conference Center on April 10 & 11. Conferences like this are always a great way to meet other writers, learn a lot, and keep yourself motivated while you reach your writing goals. […]