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A number of folks have asked recently what I’m working on. Yeah, I know, it’s been a bit since there’s been a new book out there. Such is the life of a writer that not everything you write gets published right away—or sometimes at all. Since I write for money, if someone wants a development […]

Yesterday I mentioned that I was working the International Horror and Science Fiction Film Festival. This is the fifth year that I’ve been the IHSFFF’s Director of Science Fiction programming. It’s great fun, but can be very tough, since I have to winnow down a pile of wonderful films into the handful we get to […]

This weekend I’m working the International Horror and Science Fiction Film Festival. The IHSFFF is in its fifth year, and each year I’ve been the Director of Science Fiction Programming. This means I get to see the creme de la creme of the submitted films, pick two feature films and put together two short film […]

Here is where I’ll be Thursday night. If you are in the Valley of the Sun, and thinking about doing NaNoWriMo, you want to seriously think about attending. Thursday, October 15 6:30pm – 8:00pm Insider Tips for Writing Fast and Well. The National Novel Writing Month East Valley Region (EValWrimos) presents Michael A. Stackpole to […]

Kicking off tomorrow morning, and going for a full week, Kat Klaybourne and I are having the Grand Opening of Wind River Territory in Second Life. After two years of learning how Second Life can be made to work for creative folks, we bit the bullet and purchased our own island in the virtual world. […]

The newest issue of The Secrets is out and available as part of the Volume Six Subscription Package. This issue covers story construction and the methods for finding and building a character growth arc into any story. While not every story requires a character growth arc; all stories are better for having them. Including character […]

Life is narrative. We all look at our lives as stories. Heck, we have biographies and autobiographies that tell us the stories. Our daily traffic in stories is gossip, or cautionary tales or heart-warming stories of faith and redemption. Heck, what I do for a living is to write up imaginary adventures in the lives […]