Political Correctness = Boring Storytelling
I hate political correctness for many, many reasons. One of them is that it’s social pressure limits creativity. Right now, the only person that can be the butt of jokes is an average white guy, usually a dad. Watch commercials Read more…
In a Dark World, We Need Heroes
The movie screens are full of superheroes. From rich vigilantes who like to dress up in costume, to billionaire businessmen who create their own body armor to scientists who went too far to aliens who protect us from their fellow Read more…
Writing is like Owning a Mall
For a business owner, one of the hardest goals to achieve is to duplicate your income. For brick and mortar stores, like fast food restaurants or furniture stores, the only way to double your income is to duplicate your location Read more…
Impatience
One of my continuing challenges I have is my impatience. I am impatient with my career. I am impatient when I read. And I am impatient when I write. One of the things I have tried to temper when I Read more…
A Personal Thanks
I would like to take a moment to thank my wife, Dea, for her unending support, not just in art, but in life. I’ve had Crohns disease for over half my life and, sadly for her, our entire marriage. This Read more…
Pet Peeve
I hate wasting my time. It’s a pet peeve. Just ask my kids. The two main lines they knew not to cross were: don’t disrespect my wife (their mother) don’t waste my time. I’m not saying all of the time Read more…
Word Count & Novella 3 (Really 2)
I finally finished the first draft of Skyway, one of the novellas of our five novella series. It’s placement in the series has shifted, as I mentioned before, moving from novella #2, to novella #4. The current word count is Read more…
Book Cover Overlap
Book covers are one of the most important components to getting a potential reader to check out your book. Especially in the online, thumbnail world of perusing ebooks, people really do judge the book by its cover. One of the Read more…
Word Count & Tossing Out 145,000 Words
I finished up the first draft of the novella Skyway this weekend. It ran long, as I expected, and will probably be even longer when I get it through the Beta Readers. But it’s a fun ride that starts out Read more…
Book Review – One Day in Budapest
One Day in Budapest is the fourth book in the ARKANE novel series by author J.F. Penn. Penn crafts a powerful story about the tenuous nature of society when deep seeded hatred flows beneath the surface. One Day in Budapest Read more…
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