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Retiring from Education
It is with a heavy heart, and nervousness over the future, that I’m announcing my retirement from public education. I have been a teacher for 17 years. It has brought me great joy, a sense of purpose, a feeling of satisfaction, some awards, and many great friends. It also contributed to me missing a fair…
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7 Mistakes Authors Make
Here are seven common mistakes or obstacles that can keep people from achieving success as fiction writers:
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Forever Young Promo
My post-apocalyptic young adult novel Afterlife is part of a cool new promo at BookFunnel. This is the story of Cody Treat, an Oklahoma teenager who is able to see the millions of ghosts trapped in this plane after an apocalyptic meteor event. He has to join forces with others to attempt to open a…
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2022 Books in Review
I set my 2022 reading goal to the usual 50 books, but fell well short. I might have forgotten to record some, but if so, not many. The total books read on record is only 25. The end of the year was dominated by books about marketing novels. This is where I think I lost…
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Books of 2021
I read 51 books last year, beating my goal of 50 by … that’s right … one. I read a lot of good books, and there were a few stinkers. This is my annual post where I recount the best and worst of the year. If you’d like to see them all, you can click…
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Good Riddance 2021
This was a horrible year and I can’t wait to slam the door on it in 32 minutes. Back in March, my 18-year-old dog Bubba had to be put to sleep after being with me for 16 of those years. We’d been dealing with cancer and fluid around his heart and lungs for about a…
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The Teacher: A Novel
My first literary novel is available now! It’s been a busy autumn for me. My most recent horror novel, Mother, was released in October. In November, I participated in National Novel Writing Month and produced a 61,000+ word novel called Yes or No, and then, in early December, came my first mainstream literary novel, The…
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Shift in Perspective
When I was a younger man I couldn’t imagine writing in any genre other than horror. Now I think I had to make up boogey-men back then because I hadn’t experienced the real monsters of loneliness, depression, and loss. There’s nothing scarier than the human condition. Steven E. Wedel The above is a post I…
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Mother Wants You
Last November I participated in my first National Novel Writing Month. This novel Mother is the result of that. It’s my first horror novel in quite a long time and I’m pretty proud of it. The idea for this story has been with me for at least 30 years, but I never felt ready to…
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The Cardinal’s Visit
It’s been a week since Mom passed away. It’s been a difficult week. Planning a funeral is hard and attending it is even harder. But there has been one incident that is a positive and has been on my mind for a week now. Mom passed on Saturday evening. I drove home on Sunday afternoon.…
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