Protected: The Bat Signal
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Manhattan Box 8087
8:47am Battalion 1: Battalion 1 to Manhattan. Dispatch: Battalion 1. Battalion 1: We just had a plane crash into upper floors of the World Trade Center. Transmit a second alarm and start relocating companies into the area. D: 10-4 Battalion 1. Engine 10: Engine 1-0, World Trade Center 10-60. Send every available ambulance, everything you’ve … Read more
What the Fall of France in 1940 says About the US in 2025
While researching the French Resistance for my novel, which features a POV character that eventually partakes in the movement as a spy, I couldn’t help but notice many of the commonalities between the resistance then along with the challenges they faced, and the resistance to MAGA here in the US now. When France was defeated … Read more
How Long Does it Take to Write a Novel?
I suspect a lot of aspiring authors have entered this title into Google. Even I have begun to wonder just how realistic my own timeline is. I think the answer also depends on the genre you’re writing for. As a historical fiction writer, I cannot afford to cut any corners in research, even if I … Read more
No Labels
Last night I watched a few videos on the Jubilee YouTube channel where both gay men and lesbian women tested their “gaydar” by meeting a lineup of men and women and asking a few questions in addition to presentation to determine whether someone was gay or straight. The entire time I was watching this, I … Read more
Reporting from the Front Lines
While researching my novel Liberation, which follows the point of view of a foreign correspondent and war reporter, I was left with many questions about how reporters embedded with troops on the front lines went about submitting their stories for the world to read. At a time when cellphones can be used to instantly transmit … Read more
The Journey to Enlightenment Begins with Acceptance.
Patience is a virtue, but so too is acceptance. Man cannot control the breeze any more than he can control the trees and the life within it. He can be patient as he tries to move the tree, but it is only through acceptance that he realizes he does not have the power to move … Read more
The Legendary Life of Ernie Pyle
The war torn faces of the everyman earned him a Pulitzer Prize before he was gunned down in the battle of Okinawa. This is the life of war correspondent Ernie Pyle, who stormed the beaches of Normandy with a notebook, and how his exploits serve as a partial character inspiration for the main protagonist in … Read more
What Goes in to Writing Compelling Fiction?
It’s easy to just sit down to outline a story idea you have, and think of researching the important details later. I am a believer that in order to outline or write compellingly on your subject matter, you should first acquire subject matter expertise through thorough research. So what does my research process entail? I … Read more
The Next Chapter
Today begins construction, today begins rebuilding; not only of my long neglected apartment, but of my life, which I can finally put back together again. And so it’s time to make plans for the future. (Along with a special note for a certain someone at the end). It’s 6:10am, the birds call their morning song. … Read more