Strategies to Fix a Broken Story
There’s four different ideas that I’ve picked up in writing courses, in interactions with other writers, and on the advice of a literary agent.
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Author Brand Identity (Updated 2026)
It’s hard to disagree with someone more successful than you. So maybe you need to figure out why you disagree.
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The Evolution of a Cover
I am a creative person. I’ve always had creative impulses, and I continually tinker with my creations.
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TAU CETI backstory: The Third World War
TAU CETI opens about a decade after the end of the third world war. Many of the crew of the Santa Maria participated in that war: Jeffery Carter was a submarine, Michelle Patterson was a test pilot…
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The Three Alien Dynasties of TAU CETI
In the soon-to-be released novel TAU CETI, there are four alien species from two of the three dynasties that define the evolution of sentient life in our galaxy.
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Tau Ceti: Cover Reveal and History
Tau Ceti, my first full-length novel is finally seeing the light of day. “Finally” is carrying a lot of weight here, because there’s a long story to tell.
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Short Story: The Wager
“Professor Cranston, I’m surprised to see you here today. Come to settle your wager like an honourable man?” One of the yellow journalists called out from the sidewalk. Cranston patted a fat envelope in the breast pocket of his vest and nodded.
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Author’s Notes: The “Why” behind a story
The stories that I’m most proud of are the ones that have been written for a specific reason beyond “hey, here’s an idea.” As part of my writer’s journey, I’ve been gathering my thoughts on what inspired those stories.
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The Deacon Carver Chronicles – Origins of Character Names
I thought it might be time to start sharing a bit of this universe, where it’s going and who’s taking you there. And I thought it’d be fun to start with character names.
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Chitty Chitty Bond Bond (Writers and Genres)
Writers are a worrisome bunch. We can come up with many great story ideas and just as many weird things to worry about (beyond even imposter syndrome).