It feels like I'm pulling teeth...

I started working on a new novel tonight but it's based on an older idea.  It felt like I was pulling teeth just to get a few pages done.  I find that sometimes the simplest words escape my vocabulary when I'm working.  Maybe I'm trying too hard or maybe there's just a lot on my mind.

The wife is sick and not happy about it.  Not that I blame her.  It's only fun to be sick when there's someone who can wait on you and cater to your every needs.  Don't get me wrong I'd totally do that but this silly thing called "work" takes up most of my time. 

We're going to Nebraska tomorrow to help move the grandparents into a retirement home.  So that's been on my mind quite a bit.  It will be nice to see everyone but it's certainly not a vacation.  Oh well.  It feels good just writing this out here. 

Anyway, I like to include some of Kay's pictures and here's one that also relaxes me (and reminds me of the planet Endor from Star Wars).

Actually, now that I look at it, I think of that cheesy horror TV show "Tales From The Darkside".  Creepy.

Later gators!

Blood Donor on Barnes and Noble

After some back and forth with Barnes and Noble, I finally have Blood Donor up on their website.  Feels like an empty victory though since I haven't found any readers yet.  It's like doing a play in an empty house.  I can almost hear my echo...

Blood Donor (B&N)

Peculiar

My niece Brooke clued me into this other website where you can post your books and what not.  So I dug up an old short story of mine and put it on there.  I also entered Blood Donor into their short story contest.  Here's the link to the other short story Peculiar.

You'll have to read the story to figure out what this image is all about. 

Adios!

Blood Donor on Amazon!

It's cause for celebration!  My first short story just went live on Amazon.  Now I'm just waiting for Barnes and Noble to process it too.  It's a minor victory but it feels like a major one to me.

Blood Donor (Amazon)

 

Update:  I figured out a better way to do cover art.  My wife loves to take pictures so I'll use some of her photos to illustrate my stories.  I think this one is suitably creepy for Blood Donor.  I wonder if anyone will recognize where it came from...
Later gators!

Greetings and salutations!

After talking to my buddy, Bill, he thought it would be a good idea to blog about my current writing projects.  Creative Imagination Endeavors is what I like to call them.  Although if I changed Endeavors to Adventures, I'd have CIA.  But who needs them around anyway?

Let's see, I suppose I should mention a little bit about myself.  I have a degree in Theater Arts (although I no longer participate in that craft).  My day job I work for a television station gathering stories for others to report on and write about.  I'm happily married to my best friend and the love of my life.  I suppose that makes me one lucky bastard.  I'm slightly overweight but I plan on doing something about it...what that plan is I have yet to determine.  I'm from Nebraska but don't hold that against me.  I've traveled all across the continental United States and lived in California, Oregon, Montana and New York state just to name a few.

I'm rather eclectic when it comes to writing.  I enjoy horror, fantasy fiction, science fiction and any other genre that strikes my fancy.  Vampires still scare the crap out of me.  Poop jokes make me laugh.  I like both Star Wars and Star Trek. 

So there you have it.  A little bit about me.  I just like to write and I like to read.  I'm hoping to find others who enjoy reading what I write.  Please check back from time to time for updates.

Ciao!