What a difference a week makes. So for whatever reason, I’ve been sputtering along with this story. Part of that was adjusting to a new schedule for my family. My wife recently returned to work and my boys are off to school again. This has resulted in some upheaval and…
So you’d think that someone as geeky as me would have lived on a steady diet of C. S. Lewis, especially given the fact that I’m a pastor’s kid. Once again, you would be wrong. I didn’t read C. S. Lewis until I was in the Seminary but when I…
Well, I’ve been kind of off in reporting my wordcount, haven’t I? Life has thrown a lot at us here in Missouri, what with kids going back to school (actually, my wife went back to school, but as a teacher, not a student). And with all the changes to life…
Well, things have gotten started off with more of a sputter than a bang. Life has a way of sneaking up on us and causing chaos and that’s certainly true in the Otte household right now. I won’t go into details, but suffice to say, finding the time to write…
The last two times I’ve been in the Confessional, I’ve talked about my short-lived career as a screenplay writer. The first was a cult thriller about clones. My second was a sci-fi/romance mash-up. So what did I do for my third (and most likely final) screenplay? Straight romantic comedy. Entitled…
And I’m back in the saddle again… Those of you who have been following my writing posts lately know that I had sort of a false start recently. Since I’m kind of between projects and waiting to hear from my publisher on one in particular, I decided to resurrect a…
Last time I was in the confessional, I admitted that there was a period of time where I tried my hand at writing screenplays. Like most of my writing projects, I fully intended for this to someday be consumed by the general public. In the case of my movie scripts,…
Gather ’round, folks, it’s time for me to tell you a story. A few years ago, I noticed that some friends of mine were posting pictures from something called OYAN. This included folks like my intrepid agent, my original publisher/editor, and numerous writer friends. They were all giving speeches on…
I’ve gone through some odd phases in my writing career. When I was in high school, I started writing what could best be described as Christian science fiction and fantasy. I even tried submitting one of the manuscripts to a literary agent. One I found in the phone book. And…
So a while back, I shared a video by a guy named CGP Grey about how more and more jobs are becoming automated. If you haven’t watched that video yet, please feel free to get caught up. If you want. It’s still an interesting video. One of the things that…