Altered reality and why everyone fears death

Some time ago, I wrote about a dream sequence; a white tiger chasing me all around. Sure, there is symbolism in the tiger. I could spend a b...

Weirdlandia

So I say that because I actually hate the whole "Keep Portland Weird" and "Portlandia" hipster phenomenon. Sure, I guess...

Just another brick

Writing a book is sometimes like a major construction project. Even when you think that the end is in sight, there is something else in the ...

In the business of busy

Life would be so much easier if I were, in fact, Hank Moody. No cares, a bunch of worries, but money in the bank. Sadly, well, not really sa...

(Dis)Interesting

A funny thing; we all think our lives are the most fascinating tales; Worthy of best selling novels and movie adaptations. The truth? M...

Driving inspiration

So, it seems that I get inspired when I drive... not sure why the creative pictures fly through my head, but they do and they are usally a d...

Drinking your muse into existence

This weekend I saw another writer posit the question as to whether we as writers perform better in the task at hand with a drink or three; ...

The perilous lifeline of writing

It's a funny thing the sort of ultra-elitism that exists out there in the writing world. Hey, I get it, I am a bit of an elitist in some...

Fragments of Humanity - Book Trailer 2

Californicating ourselves

Writers. We are a strange breed. We have imaginations that run wild and are sometimes absolutely morose if not downright evil. And that is n...

Fragments of Humanity Synopsis

Okay, here is what I have as my synopsis. I am taking feedback from all sources! Fragments of Humanity is the second novel by Scott Reed...

Embracing your flaws

Often I may come across as a bit of a book elitist. I frequently talk about the inferiority of certain genres. To be fair, there is artistic...

Puritanical nonsense

What is it with people and their high horse? I have seen plenty of posts over the pas three or four days about the new movie "sensati...