Gas giant dwellers, the power of linguistics and more.

Hello, everyone! I was recently interviewed by paranormal investigation author Mawce Hanlin, and since I talk quite a bit about writing Equilibrium, I thought I’d post the link here. I’ve put it up on YouTube for your perusal:

Sondheim’s 3 Maxims (and 1 song of mine)

Sondheim has three guiding principles so essential to his philosophy of lyric writing that they are printed over and over on the inside cover of his collection: Less is More Content Dictates Form God is in the Details Since you could easily read what Sondheim has to say about these principles by picking up his

Learning To Write Lyrics 2

Lessons from Sondheim I love so many Sondheim shows, and I do think he’s a genius lyricist. I know some people have difficulty with his music (he writes of being incessant told it’s not “hummable”), but I’ve been humming it since my mother taped, with an actual tape, a broadcast recording of the original Into

Learning to write lyrics

I began writing David with only my experience directing school plays, my lifelong passion for musical theater, some books on playwriting, and the lyrics of the hundreds of Broadway songs I carry around in my head. I couldn’t find a book on writing musical theater, and I began to think there weren’t any. So, woe

Narrow-Minded Alien Race Needed (+ Evolution)

For my MFA, I’m beginning an adult science fiction novel, working title Equilibrium, that takes place in a galaxy full of alien races. More on the novel later, I’m sure. But right now, what I’m thinking about is that I need one more set of aliens for a small appearance to promote a rigid viewpoint