New Release News!
Two Rom and Drood tales back-to-back! Bound Hounds first appeared in the anthology Journeys into Possibility in 2023. Now, the tale of our unwilling heroes on a cursed quest to recover the magic harp of a manipulative goddess will be available as a solo ebook. Snag your copy on December 1st!
Death and Deception—a novella-length Rom and Drood adventure—is set to release January 2025 in Sally Port Magazine! Our worldly, reputation-weary duo find themselves neck deep in a murder mystery where every clue pins the blame on them. Can they clear their names and catch the real killers before the constables slap on the iron cuffs? This January go to sallyportmagazine.com to find out.
Where to find me when:
December 15, 2024 – 5:00-7:30 PM, Storybook Brewing, Colorado Springs, CO
February 5, 2025 – Bookstravaganza! Superstars Writing Conference, Colorado Springs, CO
May 1-4, 2025 – Pikes Peak Writers Conference, Colorado Springs, CO
This is the place to check out Bowen’s happening writing and writing happenings.
Bowen didn’t look to be a writer, but writing found him anyway. Since publishing his first offbeat short story in Allegory e-zine, Bowen has won awards for his work and continues to find homes for his quirky tales, boldly told.
Bowen’s stories are for fun-seekers, thrill-seekers, and joy-seekers. He writes for those who like to smile as they read. Quirky is his touchstone. Offbeat, his muse. If you’re looking to step away from characters of dark, brooding intensity or worlds devoid of hope, then look no further. This stuff is right up your alley…if you buy books in an alley.
Which is creepy.
Go to a bookstore.
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I Tried, but I Need Help
This week I tried yet again to alter this website and failed in the attempt. Monday I spent over twelve hours trying to do something with my site I see so many writers do: provide a free ebook download to new subscribers. After reading this, if any of you have a solution you can break…
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Conferences are Fuel
Writers conferences are fuel for my creativity. Gathering together with hundreds of other creatives generates a vibe, a visceral buzz and hum of energy that floods my circuits with a desire to knock out twenty-thousand words at one go. I love writers conferences. At least the ones I’ve been to. I started attending writers conferences…
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To Be, or Not to Be…Published
I got comfortable with the idea of being a self-published author. Then a publisher said yes.
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New Post in PPW’s Blog
Check out my post Consistency vs. Routine in the latest Pikes Peak Writers Writing from the Peak.
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I am Special
So are You Today, headlines are littered with talk about those who have yet to test positive for COVID-19. Less than one percent of Americans can claim to have stayed COVID free since 2019 according to NBC News and others. Well, I am one of those one percenters. I am special, but I don’t feel…
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The Lessons of Youth
I learned many things In my youth. At least I think I did. Sure some of the basics stuck, like washing my hands before eating and wearing clean underwear. Yet, I’m certain I’ve lost many through the years to new information and contrary experience. Those lessons are gone. But, as I attended my thirtieth high…
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Submission Fatigue Is Real
All authors looking to get traditionally published must endure the submission process. Novelists must query and write synopses. Writers of shorter works must follow submission guidelines for periodicals and anthologies, no two of which agree on formatting rules. It’s exhausting. Submission fatigue is a real thing. Writers need to recognize it and address it. Workshops,…
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This Writer Knows He Needs to Quit
Becca Syme’s book helped me know what I knew and to do it. For the last month I have studied Becca Syme’s seminal book Dear Writer, You Need to Quit. This book is now on my tight little shelf with the other essential works for writers I keep at my desk. Each chapter showed me–and…
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Independence Day
The USA celebrates the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence from British rule every 4th of July. Independence Day is a time to remember what it means to be free of tyranny. It’s also a time for grilling out, drinking beer, and booming fireworks that terrify the dog. This Independence Day I took a moment…
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Organization Fosters Creativity? Really?
I go through phases of obsessive compulsive tidiness. A funk hits me that insists my creativity and productivity would benefit from straightening up my desk and dusting the room. Mostly I keep my office and workspace organized. Mostly. But, when unopened mail piles up, no more bank statements fit in the filing cabinet, and things…