Tag: Amateur Author

The Return of Bernard, the Burglar Cat

Post author By cleanshave
Post date April 11, 2025
Categories In Writing

Cat Burglar and the Golden Egg is now available on Amazon Kindle! Bernard, the burglar cat, is a nod to one of my all-time favorite mystery series: the Burglar novels by Lawrence Block. Like Block’s books, Bernard’s story let me play with the line between crime and fun, but with whiskers, a tail, and a […]

Writer’s Tears

Post author By cleanshave
Post date September 6, 2023
Categories In Writing

Halfway through the rough draft of my novel, and I’m not sure how to end it. @kenny.crain must have heard me crying over the laptop #writerstears #whiskey #writing

Lovecraftian Thoughts

Post author By cleanshave
Post date September 5, 2023
Categories In Writing

There will be signs… #cthulhu #greatoldones #Lovecraftian #writing

Writing Retreat

Post author By cleanshave
Post date August 31, 2023
Categories In Writing

The unofficial writing retreat, courtesy of @evamariewild & @kenny.crain #thankful #writinglife

Lovecraftian Mushrooms

Post author By cleanshave
Post date August 30, 2023
Categories In Writing

Deciding that a morning dose of mushrooms was a brilliant notion, he drank the thick sludge in three large gulps. As the effects slowly took hold, he found himself undertaking another task, altering his Woobie to accommodate more versatile mountain pants. Despite ample space in his backpack, he was gripped by the urge to minimize, […]