The Book Cover I Couldn’t Find
For months, I searched for the perfect cover artist for Pluto’s Revenge. I looked through portfolios. I contacted designers. I saved examples of covers I admired. I revised my vision…
Creating Mood and Atmosphere in Photography and Fiction
The Mood Is the Message Whether I’m behind the lens or behind the keyboard, I’m always chasing one thing: mood. It’s not just how something looks or reads—it’s how it…
Why Science Fiction Was the Only Way to Tell This Story
I grew up reading science fiction. Isaac Asimov. Douglas Adams. Orson Scott Card. I read fantasy too — Piers Anthony was part of that early mix — and while…
Pluto’s Revenge Started As A Planet
The idea for Pluto’s Revenge came to me years ago, sparked by the moment Pluto was officially demoted from planet status in 2006. I remember watching the news and feeling…
The Crossroads of Music and Writing: How Stories Inspire My Songs
Where Songs and Stories Meet As someone who has spent years performing music and now writing fiction, I often get asked which came first — the music or the writing.…
The Line That Started It All
“If Pluto was a prison, the Kuiper Belt was the fence, and Novan was looking for a hole in it.” This was the sentence that changed everything for me. I…