MYTHSPEAKER – OUT NOW!
Christopher 0 February 23, 2026 Books, MythspeakerLearn more about Mythspeaker including where to buy and what critics are saying!
Who Am I and Why Did I Write This Book: MYTHSPEAKER’s Author’s Note
Christopher 0 January 13, 2026 Books, General, My Approach, Mythspeaker, Uncategorized, WritingLearn more about me and why I wrote MYTHSPEAKER by reading the book’s Author’s Note early!
How I Got My Agent: A Story Even I Can Barely Believe
Christopher 4 June 14, 2021 Editing, General, My Approach, WritingThe story of how Christopher got his literary agent after more than 8 years, 7 manuscripts, and 200 rejections.
Why Diverse Characters Matter (A Story About the X-Man Forge)
Christopher 0 September 4, 2019 UncategorizedAs a kid, I didn’t know anyone else like me. My parents got divorced when I was 4, and I only saw my father for 1 week a year if he decided to drive across the country (spoiler: he stopped deciding to when I was ~11). The only piece of him I got to hold…
Sometimes Great Beginnings Start with Stops
Christopher 0 July 12, 2019 General, My Approach, WritingI’ve been writing for many years. If you want to be very specific, the first creative work I specifically remember making of my own accord was a three-page poem about wolves that I wrote in the third grade. I kept going after that, writing predominantly for fun until I suddenly found that writing was an…
Tapestry (Or How I Came This Far)
Christopher 1 January 17, 2018 UncategorizedAs I believe I have mentioned in the past, much of my writing time has been focused on finishing prep on my newest novel (RUNNER) as I will be querying it within the next few days. Nonetheless, I’ve found an itch to do something that I haven’t done in quite some time (i.e. years): write…
The Greatest Gift Is Hope
Christopher 0 October 2, 2017 My Approach, Uncategorized, WritingI greet you somberly on the morning after a terrible tragedy that, in combination with recent natural disasters and artificial discord, has left many people reeling, overwhelmed, and lost. Nothing can remove the hurt that many feel, and confusion will be the theme of many lives for days to come. I do not say that…
Being a Good Writer Means Being a Good Editor
Christopher 1 September 18, 2017 Editing, My Approach, WritingWe, as writers, spend the bulk of our time considering how to write better. We attend workshops, go to conferences, watch TED Talks, and spend hours in hyperbolic time chambers training until our writing can reach the “next level.” And there’s nothing wrong with that. Writing is, after all, what we do and hope to continue doing…
Sticking With It
Christopher 0 September 11, 2017 My Approach, WritingLet’s be real here for a minute: writing is HARD. The act of creating something wholly new from the ether takes a lot of time, energy, and effort. What truly makes it difficult, however, is that once those resources have been expended…you still may not see the results you desire when you want to (if…