When “Green River,” was published in “Ground Fiction” on September 3, 2020, my friend Nick at Edlund Design created a graphic for the story. Nick has been both an in-house and freelance designer, with nearly three decades of experience creating eye-catching imagery and writing snappy copy. I was honored. In the story, Adrian Tannhauser finds […]
Meet Adrian Tannhauser
Adrian Tannhauser is a veteran of the Iraq War, a wounded warrior now working as a PI in Boston. He carries a cane, a gun, and his ghosts. All the while, an old enemy is waiting in the dark. Three stories featuring Tannhauser are available in Ground Fiction, a three-book anthology series. They are available […]
Join Me at the Plymouth Public Library Local Author Fair
I am honored to be invited to the Plymouth Public Library for their Local Author fair on May 30th from 1:30 to 4 PM! The Plymouth Public Library is pleased to announce our upcoming 3rd Annual Local Author Fair showcasing the talent and creativity of published authors and celebrating the vibrant literary community of Southeastern […]
Character Introductions
Not too long ago, and on a whim, I picked up Elric of Melniboné once again. I was two pages in, and this passage stuck out to me: “If the young emperor has found any advantage in his lifelong weakness it must be in that, perforce, he has read much. Before he was fifteen he […]
The Importance of Dialogue
I love words. I also love moments in TV and film where characters I enjoy engage in a meaningful conversation. It’s not a fistfight, a chase scene, or a conflict. It’s just them talking, using words to show us who the character is, what they believe, and how they feel. A film like Before Sunrise. […]
Heroic Myth and Adrian Tannhauser
During class last week, one of my students asked about the importance of creating a character for our stories. I responded with this quote: “For me, the novel is character creation. Style is nice, plot is nice, structure is OK, social significance is OK, symbolism worms its way in, timeliness is OK too, but unless […]
