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…
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…
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…
Well, that was fast… Astute visitors to my website may have noticed a small change in the upper right corner. No, I’m not talking about the new MyBookProgress widget … well, actually I am talking about it, but the widget itself has been there for a few weeks now. No,…
This is post 6 of 34 in the series “Geek Confessional” Confessing my deepest, darkest geek secrets. Geek Confessional: I’ve got (a lot of) game Geek Confessional: I’ve written for Deep Space Nine, Lois & Clark, and The X-Files (sort of) Geek Confessional Update: I have the scripts! Geek Confessional:…
So this past Monday morning, I posted kind of a cryptic announcement on my Facebook page: It was a late night last night, but it was worth it, for now, the time has come to kill some dragons.Let the reader understand. Posted by John W. Otte on Monday, August 17,…
So what is Realm Makers? It is the preeminent conference for writers of Christian speculative fiction. This past weekend, somewhere around 150 people gathered in St. Louis to listen to keynote speaker Robert Liparulo, attend classes and seminars on the craft of writing, pitch to agents and editors, and generally…
This is post 2 of 34 in the series “Geek Confessional” Confessing my deepest, darkest geek secrets. Geek Confessional: I’ve got (a lot of) game Geek Confessional: I’ve written for Deep Space Nine, Lois & Clark, and The X-Files (sort of) Geek Confessional Update: I have the scripts! Geek Confessional:…
Let me tell you a little story about brainstorming my current work-in-progress, Book #1 of the Iron Staff Trilogy.
This is post 11 of 19 in the series “The Darkshire Woods Story” A fantasy story using the RPG story-telling game “Fiasco.” Darkshire Woods: The Heir – The Set Up The Characters of “The Heir,” a Darkshire Woods story The Heir Part I – “The Adoption” The Heir Part II…