NaNoWriMo

Just a quick check-in. This month, I am participating in National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel during one month...a daunting task, yes, but I want the challenge. Really, I need it to kick-start my creative juices. Anyway, wish me luck!

"The Widows Greer" now available on Kindle

My short story "The Widows Greer" is now available on Kindle for $0.99!

Glenn Sanders is not only the editor of the Crayton Chronicle--he is also been anointed as the Watchman of Crayton, a sentinel charged with watching out for evil and confronting it. When a wealthy citizen dies, his widow begins acting strangely, drawing Glenn's suspicions. Soon he learns that her behavior is a sign of a greater threat than he could have imagined....

This story was originally published in the August 2010 issue of Residential Aliens. It is actually a sequel to "The Watchman," which appeared in my "Zero Hour" anthology. I hope you enjoy it, and I look forward to your feedback!

Happy 60th Anniversary to "The Twilight Zone"

Birthdays and anniversaries are, of course, important. They are the landmark events that help define who we are. Why else would we got so upset when someone forgets "our" day?

With that said, I would be remiss if I didn't take a moment to recognize the anniversary of one of my greatest influences as a writer. On October 2, 1959, The Twilight Zone premiered on CBS with an episode entitled "Where Is Everybody?"

The rest is history. Suspenseful tales, twist endings, and a strong sense of morality that, if not an explicitly Christian worldview, was at least was compatible with it. There were some episodes where Rod Serling could have easily used Galatians 6:7 as his closing narration:

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.

That is the vibe that I go for in my stories...a worldview where evil gets it's just desserts in the end.