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 […]
Tannhauser
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 […]
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 […]
Ten Sentences
I had an epiphany before class last week. Instead of simply giving my students a ten-minute writing prompt, I would change the game up a bit, forcing them to use even more creativity and description. Here is the assignment: Using only ten sentences, tell us a story with a beginning and ending. Every word should […]
What’s YOUR Story?
“Don’t ever apologize to an author for buying something in paperback, or taking it out from a library (that’s what they’re there for. Use your library). Don’t apologize to this author for buying books second hand, or getting them from bookcrossing or borrowing a friend’s copy. What’s important to me is that people read the […]
