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Track Dogs

January 10, 2024

A lot of writing courses have sections highlighting how authors come up with their ideas. This post goes into my process for how I came up with the idea for the novel Track Dogs.

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In Behind The Idea Tags ideas, writing
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Short Story Influences

January 16, 2023

A review I did for Shepherd.com for the best short story books that blend science fiction, horror, magical realism, and surrealism into one tidy package.

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In Influences Tags short stories, writing

Solar System

December 28, 2022

A short story about the rise and fall of our solar system. My take on a fable/myth.

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In Short Stories Tags short stories, science fiction, writing

Poems | A Collection of Three

October 6, 2022

Three poems about cigarettes, snoring, and comedians.

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In Short Stories Tags poems, writing

Last Flicker

September 7, 2022

This is the first short story that I ever wrote. It was meant as part of the broader collection of Nicotine Dreams. This particular piece of flash fiction explored what someone may or may not see before they met their maker.

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In Short Stories Tags short stories, flash fiction, war, nicotine dreams

The Empty White Room

August 8, 2022

A short story about minimalism gone too far.

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In Short Stories Tags extreme minimalism, short stories

Confined Perspectives

July 9, 2022

This is a piece of flash fiction that was from the series of Nicotine Dreams. A story about how others can see the world despite their circumstances.

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In Short Stories Tags Smoking, Tobacco, short stories, flash fiction

Nicotine Dreams

June 18, 2022

A short story about spies who happen to be father and son.

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In Short Stories Tags Spies, Short Stories, Fathers and Sons

Battle Of The RFP

May 14, 2022

A short story following the process of an RFP at an advertising agency. Told from the point of view of the creative team, reimagined in the trenches of World War I.

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In Short Stories Tags graphic design, fiction, agency life

LETTERING STUDY - #04 - Extremity

December 27, 2018

#04 features the work of Russ Wooton on the series Extremity, produced by Image/Skybound Entertainment.

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In Lettering Studies Tags creating comic books, Lettering
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SHORT STORIES

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Solar System
Dec 28, 2022
Solar System
Dec 28, 2022
Dec 28, 2022
Poems | A Collection of Three
Oct 6, 2022
Poems | A Collection of Three
Oct 6, 2022
Oct 6, 2022
Last Flicker
Sep 7, 2022
Last Flicker
Sep 7, 2022
Sep 7, 2022
The Empty White Room
Aug 8, 2022
The Empty White Room
Aug 8, 2022
Aug 8, 2022
Confined Perspectives
Jul 9, 2022
Confined Perspectives
Jul 9, 2022
Jul 9, 2022
Nicotine Dreams
Jun 18, 2022
Nicotine Dreams
Jun 18, 2022
Jun 18, 2022

BEHIND THE IDEAS

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Track Dogs
Jan 10, 2024
Track Dogs
Jan 10, 2024
Jan 10, 2024

DAILY DESIGN CHALLENGE

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DAILY GRAPHIC DESIGN CHALLENGE - DAY 266 TO 300 - LOGOS
May 13, 2018
DAILY GRAPHIC DESIGN CHALLENGE - DAY 266 TO 300 - LOGOS
May 13, 2018
May 13, 2018
DAILY GRAPHIC DESIGN CHALLENGE - DAY 251 TO 265 - SPIROGRAPH
Mar 30, 2018
DAILY GRAPHIC DESIGN CHALLENGE - DAY 251 TO 265 - SPIROGRAPH
Mar 30, 2018
Mar 30, 2018
DAILY GRAPHIC DESIGN CHALLENGE - DAY 224 TO 250 - Comic Book Coloring
Mar 7, 2018
DAILY GRAPHIC DESIGN CHALLENGE - DAY 224 TO 250 - Comic Book Coloring
Mar 7, 2018
Mar 7, 2018
DAILY GRAPHIC DESIGN CHALLENGE - DAY 197 TO 223 - ROTHKO INSPIRED PRINTS
Jan 1, 2018
DAILY GRAPHIC DESIGN CHALLENGE - DAY 197 TO 223 - ROTHKO INSPIRED PRINTS
Jan 1, 2018
Jan 1, 2018
DAILY GRAPHIC DESIGN CHALLENGE - DAY 177 TO 196 - Light
Nov 19, 2017
DAILY GRAPHIC DESIGN CHALLENGE - DAY 177 TO 196 - Light
Nov 19, 2017
Nov 19, 2017
DAILY GRAPHIC DESIGN CHALLENGE - DAY 147 TO 176 - FOLDS & INK
Oct 14, 2017
DAILY GRAPHIC DESIGN CHALLENGE - DAY 147 TO 176 - FOLDS & INK
Oct 14, 2017
Oct 14, 2017

Lettering Studies

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LETTERING STUDY - #04 - Extremity
Dec 27, 2018
LETTERING STUDY - #04 - Extremity
Dec 27, 2018
Dec 27, 2018
Lettering Study - #03 - Descender
Mar 21, 2018
Lettering Study - #03 - Descender
Mar 21, 2018
Mar 21, 2018
Lettering Study - #02 - Parker: The Score
Oct 15, 2016
Lettering Study - #02 - Parker: The Score
Oct 15, 2016
Oct 15, 2016
Lettering Study - #01 - Sam and Twitch
Feb 15, 2016
Lettering Study - #01 - Sam and Twitch
Feb 15, 2016
Feb 15, 2016

INFLUENCES

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Short Story Influences
Jan 16, 2023
Short Story Influences
Jan 16, 2023
Jan 16, 2023
Comic Book Influences
Jan 31, 2016
Comic Book Influences
Jan 31, 2016
Jan 31, 2016

CREATING COMIC BOOKS

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Mar 7, 2018
DAILY GRAPHIC DESIGN CHALLENGE - DAY 224 TO 250 - Comic Book Coloring
Mar 7, 2018
Mar 7, 2018
Oct 15, 2016
Creating Comic Books - Part 8 - Promo/Analytics Revisited
Oct 15, 2016
Oct 15, 2016
Mar 18, 2016
Creating Comic Book - Part 7 - Promo & Analytics
Mar 18, 2016
Mar 18, 2016
Jan 28, 2016
Creating Comic Books - Part 6 - Submitting a Pitch to Publishers
Jan 28, 2016
Jan 28, 2016
Jan 28, 2016
Creating Comic Books - Part 5 - Artwork
Jan 28, 2016
Jan 28, 2016
Jan 27, 2016
Creating Comic Books - Part 4 - Finding an Artist
Jan 27, 2016
Jan 27, 2016
Jan 27, 2016
Creating Comic Books - Part 3 - The Script and Formatting
Jan 27, 2016
Jan 27, 2016
Jan 24, 2016
Creating Comic Books - Part 2 - The Synopsis
Jan 24, 2016
Jan 24, 2016
Jan 24, 2016
Creating Comic Books - Part 1 - The Idea
Jan 24, 2016
Jan 24, 2016
Jan 24, 2016
Creating Comic Books - Intro
Jan 24, 2016
Jan 24, 2016

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