New article

Recently I completed my 18th article and while it was not based on material that I usually write about, I am very pleased with it none the less. Lately, I have been writing about travel destinations for the sake of travel, not to see any paranormal sites. In a brighter light, its a way I can expand on my field. Traveling is one of my favorite past-times and I enjoy doing as much as I can. The fact that I can write articles about the places I visit is a privilege to say the least.

Grants?

Every up and coming author has probably had to deal with the subject of trying to get free funds to use to establish themselves. Getting such funds, also known as grants, can be somewhat of a challenge as I am figuring out for myself. All I can say is, just like everything else in my life, I will persevere. Sincerely, I truly want to promote literature with my material, wicked as it may be. And literacy as a whole. I believe it is truly sad how low the academic standards in my homeland of America have dropped since I was a child. I believe  if I can achieve what I want to, I can at least cease this trend and promote horror at the same time. Two birds with one stone, if you will!

Excerpt from 'Nemesis'

The following is an excerpt from my most recently completed short story 'Nemesis' I do hope you enjoy.

'A need was deep within him. A need that festered itself to those who have tasted the world's malice. From the time of his earliest youth, he felt himself mistreated, misjudged, and tormented by others. Although his outward appearances did not indicate his affliction, in his mind there was always the desire to have the world experience the cruelty it had bestowed upon him. Conventional means did little to assist him, for he had not the strength to fulfill his darkened wishes. But still, there was the belief. The belief that somewhere, out in the grand abyss, someone, or something, could.'

28th short story finally complete!

Finally, I have done it. I finished my 28th short story 'Nemesis' yesterday. Even though I went through all the positive motions after finishing it, I couldn't deny the fact that there were some strange coincidences. This story, along with the last five that I have done, took roughly about six months to complete. It was also very similar in length to the last five as well. Believe it or not, I do not plan for things to turn out the way that they do. I can't believe how many difficulties I had while completing this story, and just like the others, I wanted to quit several times. This story literally assumed a life of it's own while I was writing it. Before putting it together, I had no direction with it. So, to say that I'm amazed it was as good as it is, is definitely an understatement!

Another article

Another day, another article. It is common knowledge in the paranormal community that the Hotel Del Coronado is supposed to be disturbed by certain spirits. That is the subject for my next article. Although the last subjects of my articles are somewhat tourist friendly, my true intentions always revolve around discovering haunted sites that the general public is completely unaware of. It is because of this fact that I always keep my proverbial eyes open at all times

More of the usual

Again oh once again, has writer's block reared it's ugly head. I really detest that, especially when I'm basically on a roll as far as my writing's are concerned. I have been getting a lot completed in the form of articles and so on, and I'm very close to completing my 28th short story 'Nemesis. Anyone with similar ambitions can understand my frustrations. But, as always, the show must go on. I feel that one major stumbling block that I have is having all my goals in mind but not knowing the next step to take. I guess you could say that I'm a bit all over the place as far as that goes. But, that's better than being nowhere

The only reason

as usual, I'm staying busy with several endeavors. I'm working on my 28th short story entitled 'Nemesis'. Essentially, the story, like all the ones prior, is writing itself. I recently completed articles concerning my trip to Denver, Colorado. I've been sending several copies of my first three books to numerous locations here in the U.S. and abroad as well. I've even been able to come up with a few sinister poems as well. Sometimes, I think we all have to remember the reasons we do anything. Because, once we lose focus of that, life becomes a chore. An Endurance. The only reason to do anything is because you enjoy it. I feel that is the major difference between success and failure!