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Oh, You Thought You Were Done?

The book is written. Revised, even. The illustrations are complete. A thirty-day Kickstarter campaign is completed and funded. Now, it’s time to relax. Now, it is complete. It is done. Yeah, no. The book is written and revised! But now it’s time for a real nitty gritty edit. And then my formatter wife will formatContinue reading “Oh, You Thought You Were Done?”

A Writer Needs Help Sometimes

THE END IS NEAR! For almost a month, we’ve been pushing this Mr. Frankie, Substitute Dragon on social media, through ads, with friends… and the end is almost here. On May 30, the campaign ends. Right now we have enough backers to make the book a reality, but as of writing, we haven’t reached anyContinue reading “A Writer Needs Help Sometimes”

Shut Up Brain

Brains are dumb. I was trying to sleep. I was comfy. The fan was generating white noise. All was well. Brain says, “This would be a great title for a book.” Yes. Yes it would be. I tuck the title away to develop later when I’m not attempting to enter the hallowed halls of rest.Continue reading “Shut Up Brain”

Don’t Blame the Reader

Many many years ago, when the world was young and I was younger, an acquaintance asked me to read a book he’d written. I did, and found it… not great. The aspects I enjoyed most were underplayed, and the parts I enjoyed least seemed to get the main focus in the story. He asked meContinue reading “Don’t Blame the Reader”

The Substitute Cometh!

Mr. Frankie always wanted to be a substitute teacher. After the last incident with the accidental blob, though, no school will hire him!  And that’s when he sees an ad: “Wanted: Substitute Dragon.”  Being a substitute dragon shouldn’t be harder than being a substitute teacher… right?  TODAY Mr. Frankie, Substitute Dragon is live on Kickstarter!Continue reading “The Substitute Cometh!”