I can’t pretend that high artistic aspirations have ever driven me. I aim for an entertaining story to amuse myself and the audience (such as it is). I would very much like to be the aloof creator who sends their work out to the public and sneers in neglectful disdain at the response. But I’mContinue reading “Making Ugly Art”
Author Archives: Chris
The world’s worst query letter
The good news is that the first draft of my new book “Falstaff Gets Found” is done. The murder rainbow has reached its bloody pot of gold. Soon I will take my editorial hacksaw and mutilate the body until all the bad parts have been lopped off. But before I launch into the grim processContinue reading “The world’s worst query letter”
The Story Rainbow
(Title note:Boy oh boy I hope LeVar Burton doesn’t have my legs broken for referencing “reading rainbow”. Big fan, Jordi! Totally an homage) The fruits of the newest iteration of my work process: a rainbow of murder! No, wait. That is a terrible name. Forget I said that. Sure, the novel-to-be that’s outlined on the indexContinue reading “The Story Rainbow”