Tag: Confabulator Cafe

  • The Evolution of an Idea: Murph’s Law is up at The Confabulator Cafe

    One of the most common questions for writers is where they get their ideas and how they develop them. I think every writer does it a bit differently. The way I write isn’t the way my local colleagues write. I improvise a lot at the keyboard. Other writers outline vigorously and essentially know the story…

  • A Confabulator Cafe Review of Fortunately, the Milk

    My latest Confabulator Cafe book review is available. This week, I step away from my standard dark fiction to review Neil Gaiman’s recent children’s story Fortunately, the Milk. My son gave me the book for Christmas (with my girlfriend’s help), so that I could read it to him. The review is less about the book and…

  • A Cafe Review of McCarthy’s The Sunset Limited and “Flute of the Dead” News

    In case you missed it, my latest book review is up at The Confabulator Cafe, featuring Cormac McCarthy’s The Sunset Limited: a Novel in Dramatic Form, and experimental scripting of a discussion between White, an atheist professor, and Black, a devout ex-con. You can find my review here: http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2013/12/cormac-mccarthys-sunset-limited-book-review/ The latest issue of Bete Noire, containing my…

  • NaNoWriMo Week 3 at The Confabulator Cafe

    As NaNoWriMo has escalated, so to has my Fall semester at grad school. A busy week studying didn’t leave much time for the novel. I talk about it in my latest post at The Confabulator Cafe.  Check it out. http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2013/11/nanowrimo-week-3-ugh/

  • Confabulator Cafe Book Review: Alan Ryker’s Nightmare Man

    I have a new book review up at The Confabulator Cafe. Head on over and check out my thoughts about Alan Ryker’s latest novella from Darkfuse, Nightmare Man. http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2013/10/alan-rykers-nightmare-man-book-review/

  • The Red Tree by Caitlin Kiernan (Book Review)

    The Red Tree by Caitlin Kiernan (Book Review) We are trying something new at The Confabulator Cafe, sharing reviews of books, films, and games. We’ve spent the last two years discussing various aspects of writing as they affect our own lives. Stop by and check out what we think about the writing of other artists.…

  • My Mistakes (Free Flash Fiction)

    My Mistakes (Free Flash Fiction) It’s a few hours late due to traveling, but I’ve got a brand new piece of flash fiction titled “My Mistakes” over at The Confabulator Cafe. One of our challenges was to write something outside of our normal genre. As such, this story is totally mainstream. Not a single violent…

  • Quote Me on That

    Quote Me on That It wasn’t that long ago that I was sort of the quote guy. I used quotes at the beginning of every post, both here and on The Confabulator Cafe. This week, the Cafe asked me to write about quotes and whether or not I keep a log of interesting ones for…

  • “TAG” is up at The Confabulator Cafe

    “TAG” is up at The Confabulator Cafe My latest Confabulator Cafe story is available at http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2013/07/tag-flash-fiction/ “TAG” is based on the prompt of creating a story around a series of letters. My story involves a series of Post-It notes and police reports, which are essentially letters themselves. Honestly, writing this story wasn’t much fun for me.…

  • “Last Dance” – Free Confabulator Cafe Fiction

    I have a new story available at The Confabulator Cafe. I wrote the original version of “Last Dance” for the Story-In-A-Bag contest at ConQuest 44. The idea of Story-In-A-Bag is that you have one hour to write a story based on five cards you pull out of bags for your plot, a character, a prop,…