The homogenization correlation
I was riding my bike the other day (as I am wont to do) and noticed a number of new eateries popping up around my stomping grounds. Now, I should mention that Louisville, Kentucky has a LOT of really...
View ArticleThe Barnes & Noble conundrum
Bare with me o’ lovelies of the Jackverse — I have a wee bit of a bone ta pick. No, not with you… you’re all slathered in awesomebutter. The bone I must to be picking is with Barnes & Noble. But...
View ArticleWork In Progress: Hell’s Muse
Well hello beautiful cats and kittens of the Jackverse! How have you been? It’s been a while since I’ve posted information on a work in progress, so I thought it time I shake the lazy out of my...
View ArticleThe Next Big Thing
I have been tagged in The Next Big Thing by Red Tash. Who WOULDN’T want to be tagged by Red? So in this game of “Tag, You’re it” my current Work in Progress gets to be tagged and then I have to tag 5...
View ArticleThe 10 laws of Jack
Everything in nature must adhere to laws — physics, math, the food chain, the bro code… everything has it’s fundamental guideposts to follow. The Jackverse is not immune to such laws. Of course, in the...
View ArticleMercedes Murdock Yardley Gets Jack’d
Ladies and gentlemen of the Jackverse, I am tickled undead to be able to bring to you a supahstar author who has won awards o’ plenty and writes plenty of dark tales to creep, freak, and tweak you out....
View ArticleNina D’Arcangelia Gets Jack’d
Known in some circles as the Dark Chipmunk, Nina has her evil paws in a lot of wicked pies. She’s the administrative and social coordinator of Sirens Call Publications and loves her some deep, dark,...
View ArticleMichelle Muto Gets Jack’d
Are you curious? Are you eeie? If so, most likely you were born of Michelle Muto’s imagination! I am honored to have Michelle join the Jackverse for a nice round of Get Jack’d! So put on your...
View ArticleIn respect and defense of indie artists
Imogen Heap, Mazzy Star, Jackson Pollack, Jack Kerouac, Arthur Miller, Samuel Barber, Damien Rice, Death Cab for Cutie… any of these sound familiar? They should. These are all artists, of various...
View ArticleEnter the Imaginarium
I must confess that I am a relative newcomer to conventions. I have spent most of my career a slave to the keyboard and ignoring the “business”. Over the last couple of years that has changed. Never...
View ArticleMike Evans Gets Jack’d
Ladies and gentlebipeds of the Jackverse, it is my pleasure to bring yet another star into the world of Get Jack’d. This man is the author of some seriously good fiction. His name? Who am I kidding,...
View ArticleShaun Phelps Gets Jack’d
How often do you get to chat with someone so rad you know it’s going to make your entire week that much better? That’s right – not often enough. Fortunately I am about to fix that little is by having a...
View ArticleThe evolution of the writer’s voice
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View ArticleYour book needs work.
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View ArticleJack Verse: Story Structure
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View ArticleCharacter evolution
This has been a very interesting week for me and my first “baby” that is soon to be “born” unto the reading world. The baby in question is A Blade Away and, after my editor worked her magic on the...
View ArticleSample Sunday: A Blade Away
It’s Sample Sunday again, good ladies and gents. Today I share with you the beginning of Chapter Two from my upcoming release A Blade Away. TWO The gentle rain had mutated into a torrent, making the...
View ArticleInterview with Skip Abrahm
I thought it would be an interesting study in character to interview one of my favorite creations, Skip Abrahm. Skip is an officer on the Louisville Police Department and has been partnered with Jamie...
View ArticleDefending a hero
There is a part of me that doesn’t want to write this, but I know there are those out there that could benefit from what this post needs to say…so, I’ll write it. 😉 Recently I posted a #samplesunday...
View ArticleJaime Johnesee Gets Jack’d
Ladies and gentlment, I’m thinking of something blue! Blue. Yes…it’s the color of the moment. In fact, all that remains is blue…and don’t you forget it. And just what is it I’m thinking of that casts...
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