I have one Halloween tradition that I’ve engaged in every year since college, which is to listen to Orson Welles’ 1938 radio broadcast of “The War of the Worlds,” about a Martian invasion of New Jersey. The show is a wonderful bit of entertainment and a stellar example of classic fiction adapted for the auditory… Read more about War of the Worlds
Back in July, I confessed that I’d been blogging for another website on a personal interest of mine: cars. Although the subject matter differs from what usually appears on this site, the project has been rather enjoyable. I wanted to give a special thanks to Dustin Thomas for asking me to revamp Regional Auto Center’s blog… Read more about It’s Always Great to See Your Name in Lights
I came across some old writing notebooks from high school and college. The assortment of prose, poetry, and story ideas were so bad, so stuck in their time, that I did something I couldn’t bring myself to do before: destroy the pages. I’d kept these books for years because they contained my writing, my penmanship,… Read more about Destroying Pages
Business fascinates me the same way architecture does: I want to see how various resources come together to create something new. It’s a combination of structure, efficiency, and beauty—very much like writing. I’ve been an entrepreneur all my life. However, I’ve never said, “I want to be an entrepreneur.” I’ve always wanted to do something… Read more about Are Writers Inventors or Entrepreneurs?
Great news. The Last Night received another five-star review. That brings my first novel to two reviews on Goodreads plus one on Amazon—all five stars. Thanks so much. I don’t mention this information to brag. In fact, the number of reviews over the nine months since publication have been few, but I’m humbled by the quality… Read more about Another ★★★★★ for THE LAST NIGHT
After recently having to rebuild my website from scratch, I got a chance to scroll through my previous posts—all of them. What began as a tedious quality check turned into a nice, although sometimes disconcerting, stroll down memory lane. One of the benefits of blogging is tracking my creative and professional progress through the years. That’s… Read more about 10 Favorite Posts from the First Five Years
Back in April, I started working on a content marketing project for a client. An auto body chain in North Carolina brought me on to revamp their blog by writing about…that’s right…cars. This has been an enjoyable experience so far, especially since I’ve been given great freedom in coming up with my own ideas for… Read more about I’ve Been Blogging Elsewhere
…don’t worry: the machines are taking over. Actually, I had some corrupted data on my website and decided to rebuild the whole thing last night. It took about five hours to reassemble all the pieces, but I wanted a clean install to make sure none of the damaged code remained. So if you receive blog… Read more about If You Received Strange Blog Posts…
If you’ll excuse me a moment while I throw on my film buff hat—I am the Hollywood Novelist, after all—I’d like to share an awesome video I came across on the history of the aspect ratio. If you’ve ever wondered why film and video come in different sizes (or aspect ratios: the numerical relation between… Read more about History of the Aspect Ratio (and How it Relates to Publishing)