Announcing Book Two of The Gates Saga, Rise of the Renegade Child, a queer, sci-fi thriller by Robert Roth
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Writing Tips: When to Break the Rules
TLDR: When should you break the rules? When you need to.
Page One: Into the Lightning Gate
This is page one of Into the Lightning Gate, a queer, sci-fi, action thriller available in paperback and for e-readers at Amazon. Get your copy now!
Friday Flash Fiction: The Office of Interdimensional Transport
Story Prompt: There’s a problem with the paperwork.
On Editing Your Own Work
There are both advantages and disadvantages to hiring an editor. It’s the same with editing your own work.
On Editorial Reviews
I was prepared to get negative reviews in return. But I wasn’t prepared to get reviews that are outright queer and transphobic. Silly me.
Writing Tips: Choreographing Combat
Well-written combat and action scenes can be a tense, exciting, and rewarding experience for your reader to enjoy.
Friday Flash Fiction: Fast, Free Delivery
Story Prompt: Two children are digging through the trash
Writing Tips: Staying Motivated
Finding the motivation to continue through the struggle points of any creative project can be a challenge, even in the best of times.
On Publishing
The publishing process is its own game. Here are some of the steps I took to publish my second book.
Friday Flash Fiction: It’s Good To Look On The Bright Side
Story Prompt: The rescue never came.
Writing Tips: Constructing Basic Dialogue
Writing good dialogue doesn’t have to be hard. Like everything else with writing, it takes some thought, and lots of practice.