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...
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."
4 Years in Vignettes
Hi. Apologies for, once again, taking forever to post here. To be totally blunt, I knew I wanted to talk about my experiences with reconstructive surgery, but I didn't know how I wanted to talk about it. My initial drafts of this post were incredibly dark and bitter in a way that wasn't constructive. They... Continue Reading →
My Story, “A Facet of That Faceless Death,” was Featured on the NoSleep Podcast!
The feature image of this post was made by Thea Arnman for Season 21, Episode 11 of the NoSleep Podcast. Eight years after my short, "Aixa the Hexcaster," was published at Mirror Dance Fantasy, I have finally been published again. This time, however, it's a Sci-Fi/Horror short that was fully voice-acted on the NoSleep Podcast:... Continue Reading →
A Writer Watching – Eternals, Part 2
Hello and welcome back to “A Writer Watching – Eternals”! This is the second part of a two part series, so if you’re just joining us now, you might want to check out part one first via this link. But if you’re like, “Nah,” for any reason, I have to clarify again that the purpose... Continue Reading →
Inktrap 