Quick read, promise! My last few posts have been quite self-indulgently long… What am I writing? I’m working on a new novel! I’m considering it my love letter to nature. It’s incredibly challenging to me for several reasons, and I can feel myself scratching and clawing at something great. I am writing better because itContinue reading “Three Quick Things: March”
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A 30th Birthday Post!
This year for my birthday I’m asking you to donate to a local artist… me. Until Friday 3/15, Spirit Foul and Carolers are 20% off through this site! If you want to get me a present, get a book! Or leave a review! Or sign up to get updates from this site! That’d be aContinue reading “A 30th Birthday Post!”
Announcing Birthday Sale!
For my birthday week, all books are on sale through my website! To celebrate (and mourn) my 20’s, all books are 20% off! Starting today 3/8 and running through 3/15! On sale here! On Sunday I’ll send out an actual birthday post mostly filled with reflection, but also an update on what’s happening now. AlreadyContinue reading “Announcing Birthday Sale!”
The Process
Do you ever get Writer’s Block? This is a writer on writing. Something I could write a lot about. Everyone should write, even just a few words to describe where you are. Leave yourself a trail you can sniff out in the future. Time travelling backwards is fun! I am closing in on the biggestContinue reading “The Process”
Three Quick* Things: February
*Quick in spirit, but this edition carries a little more baggage to sift through, I’m afraid. What am I writing? Woof. Wasn’t looking forward to writing this section. Is it because I’m not writing? No, it’s quite the opposite, really… I finished up a draft of Resistance a few weeks ago. I sent it aroundContinue reading “Three Quick* Things: February”
I am going to be a Dad!
Grace and I are expecting a baby girl in the beginning of May! This is a fine topic for a blog! I obviously have a lot of thoughts. I’ve rewritten this a few times. To be honest, a few too many thoughts have been spilled loosely. I’ve tried to organize them a bit. I haveContinue reading “I am going to be a Dad!”
Thank You, Bill Belichick
Reflections on my New England fandom Bill Belichick is leaving the New England Patriots. Not retiring, he’s leaving to coach another program. -Zack Smith, per sources. Over the course of the past season I found myself in the crowd of noise. The roster construction has clearly failed. Draft after draft has been utter disappointment. TomContinue reading “Thank You, Bill Belichick”
Three Quick Things: January
Too early in the month to post? Perhaps. What am I writing? I am back at Resistance! I set The Bartender outline aside; I hit some major storyline and character motivation conundrums that I need to reconcile. It was painful to spin my wheels on planning without writing. I had intended this winter toContinue reading “Three Quick Things: January”
Fantasy Football Recap
My First Four-Team Season Overall record: 30-26Points For: Points Against7,519.82 : 7,060.73 (+459.09) Four teams? WTF Zack. In June, I blogged about how screwed I was. Four leagues? Why? Can you even pay attention to that many? What’s your strategy here? I’ll recap each league, but first a few tips for all you psychopaths thatContinue reading “Fantasy Football Recap”
Three Quick Things: December
Howdy! Here are three thoughts: What am I working on?Last week and this week I’ve spent time outlining what I perceive will be my next book, based on the first short story in my recent collection: The Benevolent Bartender. My initial thinking is that this will be a supernatural historical fiction. I’m also focusing onContinue reading “Three Quick Things: December”