Should You Outline Your Next Novel?
I don't write a ton of stuff on literary craft here. (I haven't blogged a whole lot period in the last couple of months, I know.) But the Twitter chat…
An Oblique Reference To What I’m Working On Now
While my book is between drafts, I've got something else to occupy my time. It's a new play. What's it about? I won't say, but here's a song that can…
In The Midst of Revision
The revisions on the new book have been taking it out of me. Even though my editor and I agree that this is necessary and I'm pretty sure I'm headed in the…
What Dr. Kritzinger Is All About
After each performance of Dr. Kritzinger's 12 O'Clock, I come out on stage (still in costume) and take audience questions. A question that came up during Sunday matinee, which I'll paraphrase, was…
On Plays vs. Novels and Control
Fiction writers can be a twitchy, temperamental bunch, and the thing that makes us grow fangs even faster than being asked "Where do you get your ideas?" and "But, seriously,…
A Brief, Happy Announcement
The Burien Actors Theatre, a small but well respected professional company in these parts, has decided to give my one-act play, Dr. Kritzinger's 2 O'Clock first prize in the One-Act category…
Stuff You’ll Find In My Next Book
Here at Snowden Labs we're putting together the ingredients for Book #3, which following Summer of Long Knives and Dismantle the Sun into glorious land of Literariana. I won't tell you what…
Have Any Of You Lost Friends By Including Them In Your Fiction?
I haven't, mainly because I don't think I ever have included friends, relatives, or acquaintances in any of my work. Any of you who've read my works and seen yourselves…
Name a Great Story With A Bad Title
I just saw one: Edge of Tomorrow. It's as fun a summer blockbuster as you'll find. The premise unites the ideas behind Groundhog Day and Aliens in a way that feels more original than…
Stuff I’m Up To
Just a quick update on the projects I'm working on here at Snowden Labs. 1. MMIP Riffs, a movie riffing project for theinternetplayhouse. Our first movie will be one I've…