CONDE NAST: Coronavirus Quarantine in a Hotel (Travel)
I haven't posted here in a while. Internet issues? Travel snafus? Panicked personal distractions? Something huge happening on the global stage? My friends, it ain't easy being a 'digital nomad' on the best of days. And now COVID-19 has loudly proclaimed 'Hold my beer...' Maybe the latest travel story from CONDE NAST — featuring yours truly — can shed some light on the latest from my quiet corner of the globe...
SHADOWLAND: A Sequel in Progress (Book Update)
VOLUME 2 in The Shadowland Saga. The sequel to my acclaimed, award-winning debut novel: The Cat's Maw. Whispers from beyond the veil have been a long time coming...and you're just gonna have to wait a little longer. Is it out of fear? Procrastination? Laziness? Writer's block? Perfectionism? Typical 'life' distractions gumming up the gears? All of the above, I reckon. But there's an unexpected reason it's taken so long to muster the confidence to dive back into this epic story.
PAINTING WITH MUSIC (A Family Affair)
My brilliant composer cousin TOBIAS TINKER had an incredible idea — make original piano works inspired by the acclaimed paintings of his grandfather and mum, performed on the piano that has been in his family for generations. It's beautiful stuff, so I hope you'll take a minute to watch (and listen to) the embedded video pitch. Art for Art's sake. From the Heart. Inspired by Family.
BRANCHING NARRATIVE: Choose Your Adventure!
Whether crafting linear or branching narratives, the end goal remains the same — Emotional Engagement. I've been thinking about this a LOT lately. And that's only natural when app and game and media folks keep wanting to bend your ear and chat 'choose your own adventure stuff'. Something, my friends, is in the air...
VIDEO-PALOOZA: For Voyeurs Only!!!
The new site's been live for two months, and most of you seem to dig it. But there's one thing I've noticed from the stats — most of you ain't scoping the VIDEO gallery. Which is a damn shame! So I wanted I'd use this post to showcase a (hopefully) fresh mix of recent and classic clips for maximum visual satisfaction...
TRIBUTES n' TALES n' NEWS, Oh My!
Hey friends — time to fill you in on the ups, downs, and all-arounds of this workaday wanderer. Such is the life of a digital nomad, right? And with the holiday season looming like some red-nosed and tinsel-toothed beast, I'd better get on that shit now before 2016 swallows me whole (with extra gravy)...
DAVID KAYE: A Partner in (Creative) Crime
I've known David Kaye for nearly 20 years. We met doing community theatre in North Vancouver, and just kinda clicked. I'd make a point of cornering him and firing off endless questions about his radio and voice work. Or maybe I'd wax poetic about videogames and conspiracy theories and some starlet way outta my league...
INTERVIEW w/ VOYA MAGAZINE
When VOYA Magazine — the Voice of Youth Arts publication that serves schools and libraries throughout North America — awarded my debut novel with a Top Shelf honour, I was over the proverbial moon. I've been pinging back and forth with the editors since, and we finally connected for this fun (and surprisingly revealing!) interview...
WRITING Q&A: 'World's Best Story'
Last year, I was a judge for the World's Best Story competition. My mission, since I chose to accept it, was to review a slew of early drafts from aspiring writers, and assign weighted scores to various aspects of their work. The founder chose to interview me right in the thick of a prolonged strength of sticky creative subjectivity...
Of (Book) Covers and Cleverness
Transformation and evolution are inherently INTERNAL processes. This makes them feel mysterious, invisible, and unquantifiable. But as soon as those first sparks of metamorphosis start to fly—and whether you're conscious of it or not—the Change spills OUTSIDE. Touching everything. Especially the things you create...