Today felt like the perfect time to drop another free writing tool for aspiring artists...
The Characterbuilder – My Personal Character Development Tool – Is Live on the Resources Page
Check-Ins – A Technique for Combating Writer’s Block
I call my anti-Writer’s Block technique the “Check-In.”
Desperate Times…
Goddamn. I really didn't expect things to get this bad this quickly. Look, I have a bunch of posts lined up, but, real talk, I'm a Latine man living in America in 2025. The plan was to start posting consistently again, build an audience here, and add some kind of donation option to this site. But now, not even a month later, with America crumbling, it feels like the patient approach isn't viable anymore.
Games for Writers: Midnight Suns
2024 was definitely a year of surprises.
That Writing Playlist – “Immortal Imperium” by Jesper Kyd
My post about the hot new game needs a little more time to cook, so I thought I'd go with the original plan instead. We're kicking off a new series today. As writers, we all have different, very specific relationships with music. Some of us can't write with it, others can't write without it...
My Current Projects
It's been so long since I've written one of these. If you've been with me for a while on here, things've changed. First and foremost, I have a really, really hard time writing "cool stuff" these days. Comics, badass heroes, rad weapons--all of that takes a backseat to intent now; I focus way more on what I'm saying with a story and way less on how awesome its parts are...
The “Resources” Page is Up and “The Plotter’s Inventory” Is Live
I wanted to start the new year off strong, so my "Plotter's Inventory" is available on my new Resources page.
Welcome to Inktrap
Finally, after ages of being "House of Error," I've rebranded the site to "Inktrap." Why Inktrap? I feel like it's an appropriate term for what all of us get stuck in, as writers. The practice of writing is as unforgiving as it is addicting. Couple that with how brutally unrewarding it's getting and "Inktrap" feels like a fitting moniker. A grizzled, old smoker's way of talking about what we do. "Gonna get ready for bed, start washing dishes, and get caught in that goddamn inktrap again--I know it."
“A Facet of That Faceless Death” is Posted and Free-to-Read
If you didn't get a chance to listen to the audio version, I've posted a free, text-only transcript of "A Facet of That Faceless Death" here on the site for anyone to read. Click here to give it a read! If you'd rather check out the aforementioned audio version of the story, it was performed... Continue Reading →
Future Plans
To some degree, this is a post I never, ever wanted to write, but I think, overall, it's for the best that I write it. The world is getting darker lately. I was fortunate enough to get through my surgery, back to a state where I'm largely functional, and that's great. But at the same... Continue Reading →
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