When your book is a mash-up of genres, finding a solid list of comparable titles can be an adventure in reading.

Data shows that book covers really matter. So when my perfect title was lost to someone else, I had to dust off and build a better one.

Throughout the construction of The Outer Range, I've tried to be mindful of stereotypes, common tropes, and other crutches in my writing. Well, there was a big one that I missed.

It was then that I concluded what all writers dread — the final act, which I had spent months writing and revising — wasn’t the real ending to the story. So I did the reasonable thing. I let it collect dust until I had summoned to the courage to take it on, and to do it right.

What do I have in common with Van Gogh, Emily Dickinson, Huey Lewis, Les Paul, and Kristin Chenoweth? We’re all part of an exclusive club that no one wants to join.

I spent months reading screenwriting books, watching key movies, reviewing notes from college film courses, and plotting out a crisp 3-act outline for a screenplay. So why am I writing a book?

I spent seven months furiously working on my story without adding a single word to my manuscript. What on earth was I doing?

I love a good scare. Even better if it comes with a sci-fi twist. Here are my favorite sci-fi horror films of all time.