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Why You Should Be Listening to Dream Theater (Writers, Especially)

Music is personal. That’s no statement of great insight. When I worked for Xbox , I marketed everything from games to movies to TV to boo...

Loss

I don't write as a way of therapy. I know those who do. It's just never worked for me. I've tried. And I'm not talking about fiction here...

New Editions of The Astonishing

Hey folks! For the first time, the novel of Dream Theater's The Astonishing is available as a hardback, paperback, and eBook! Initially, ...

New Collection Released: Beats of Seven

Folks, I'm happy to announce the release of a new collection of my short fiction, entitled: Beats of Seven. That's a musical reference, i...

Symphony North on New Day Northwest - King 5

Hey Folks! So, I mentioned elsewhere that we were featured on King 5's New Day Northwest to talk about The Bell Ringer and the one-night ...

Brandon Sanderson and I Are Collaborating on a New Series

Big announcement today, folks! Brandon Sanderson, one of the preeminent names in speculative fiction, and I are collaborating on a new ur...

I'm Writing for Dream Theater

The first thing you need to know is that Dream Theater is my favorite band. Ever. It sounds a bit fanboy to say it like that, but it’s no...

A Listening

Life gets loud. Yes, it’s a metaphor. Go with me here. You know what I’m talking about. A hundred things play at you day in, day out. The...

The Power of Sustain

My mom went into emergency surgery recently. I don’t live close to home anymore. And so I was getting information in texts, mostly. I was...

Last Night in Paris Was Strange ...

It ended with a warm tap on the shoulder. Remember that. I’ll come back to it. So, yes, I found a perfectly appropos Queensryche title fo...

If Fiction Genres Were Music Genres

The parallels between fiction and music just never cease. This time, I’m going to look at genres. Yes, I’m going to take your favorite fi...

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