Tag Archives: writing

Sidestepping Across The Multiverse: Part Eleven.

Posted on 2023/02/03 by The Hook

Your average costumed crusader’s biggest concern is a persistent arch-enemy who… just… won’t… quit, constantly escaping from prison or evading capture altogether. The Joker springs to mind, of course. (Though if Batman had any real guts and a true sense … Continue reading →

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5×5 With The Hook: Sean Armstrong.

Posted on 2023/01/19 by The Hook

It’s been a minute, but the 5×5 series is back in full force, readers. Today we’re shining the Hook-Signal on author Sean Armstrong, whose work, like my own, crosses genres. The Green Girl and the Serum is a YA science … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons To Not Kill Yourself: #63 (Guest Post).

Posted on 2019/03/07 by The Hook

I’ll say it again: I’m not hard-wired to be positive and inspiring for one hundred posts. But since surrender is not an option I’m going to continue to enlist my blogging allies in this “fight” to convince people that embracing … Continue reading →

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Prelude To The Last Chapter.

Posted on 2017/03/04 by The Hook

What you’re about to read (hopefully all the way through) is an aborted first chapter for what was supposed to be my second book. As you’ve no doubt surmised by now (you clever devils) I’ve decided against going down that … Continue reading →

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5×5 With The Hook: Michelle Ricci.

Posted on 2016/12/18 by The Hook

I’m a hack writer and always will be – but Murdoch Mysteries co-executive producer and super scribe, Michelle Ricci gives me hope with her positive energy, her writer’s journey and of course, her spectacular MM scripts. Once upon a long … Continue reading →

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5×5 With The Hook: Simon McNabb

Posted on 2016/11/09 by The Hook

Writers are a cowardly and superstitious lot. Wait, that’s criminals… What are writers again? Besides perpetually broke? Now I remember. Writers are the special breed of dreamers who reach into the ether we mere mortals cannot access, and they pluck … Continue reading →

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It Was Fun While It Lasted, But…

Posted on 2016/01/07 by The Hook

… we have to talk. And no, I’m not breaking up with you. Even if you do snore, make me feel inadequate when we watch Jeopardy! and never laugh at my nerdy jokes. The truth is, you’re adorable and I’m … Continue reading →

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Praise is Cheap… But Priceless.

Posted on 2016/01/05 by The Hook

January 4, 2016: I’m writing these words to you fine people in the midst of what has been a hellish day, to say the least. The wife had a sleepless night for all the wrong reasons; a minor dental emergency … Continue reading →

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And Now, A Few Words From Chelsea.

Posted on 2015/12/30 by The Hook

Sorry, all you two-legged readers of blogs, but The Hook has been pretty busy trying to convince hordes of travelers to give him coins/bills which he can exchange for life’s necessities. Like Milk Bones and high-end dog food that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Have I Learned Anything From NaBloPoMo?

Posted on 2015/11/19 by The Hook

This is how they got me: If 50,000 words seem like 49,000 too many or you’re more interested in blogging than writing a book, NaBloPoMo — National Blog Posting Month — might be your speed: a challenge to post once … Continue reading →

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