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Call Me Moss – 5 – New Tech, Old Problems
“Yes, sir, Moss, with this new frameshift drive, you not only will…
Call Me Moss – 4 – The Fighter
“I just wanted to thank you for offering me this opportunity, sir.”…
Call Me Moss – 3 – Stolen Valour
“So you’re not really a Fuel Rat…” “Whatever gave you that idea?”…
Call Me Moss – 2 – The Easy Job
“I see you made it back, Mr. Foote.” “Call me Moss.” My…
Call Me Moss – 1 – The Back Bacon Express
“Call Me Moss” is not set in the Get Lost universe, per se, but…
LET’S TALK EDITING! PART 3.5…
There is a plaque on my wall, something I picked up from…
Actor and Audience: Awkward Encounter
I recently went to the Arts Club Theatre on Granville Street to…
My New Side Hustle: Spaceship Piloting
People who know me know I love the game Elite in all…
Reviving the Virtual Bookshelf
Looking back at the old dusty digital archives, I came across this…
Boldly going… into audio!
I’ve been planning this for a while, and now that the first…
Let’s Talk Editing! Part 3
When editing, remember that there are subjective AND non-negotiable* elements… and even…
The Chronicles of Chaos
Any time an author reaches the end of a journey, it’s worth…
Let’s Talk Editing! Part 2
Remember that making mistakes isn’t just normal, it’s unavoidable. During a first…
Let’s Talk Editing! Part 1
While I love writing and cartooning, most of my income comes from…
Guest Blog: Ian Kennedy Talks Dark Sci-Fi
Once in a while, I invite other writers to talk about their…
Not Everything We Write Is Gold, Ya Know…
Recently, I’ve been visiting Reddit. In some ways it feels like the…
Diary of a Man Left in the Dust with Social Media
Looking back 10+ years in my blog, I came across this little…
The Perils of Smirking: A Story From Before I Became An Editor
Looking back at my early days of writing, long before I was…
Let’s Talk Comedy
Comedy, it’s a funny thing innit? Well, that’s kind of the the…
A Little More Conversation – A Little Bit Mythbehaving
Let me share a little something about me. I’m what you might…
Peeking My Head Out In Public
Last week I mentioned the North Shore Authors Collection, where over seventy…
Having Fun at the North Shore Authors Collection
Granted, my great hope is to someday find all my fellow nerds…
Lost Souls on Sale!
Until Halloween, you can get Lost Souls for just 99 cents! That’s…
The Get Lost Saga Continues…
A lot’s going to be happening in the next couple of months,…
Book Nook Update: More Lights! More Comfort!
Last month, I started a project to convert our bedroom into a…
Some General Updates
Lots of little things happening this past week here: an update to…
Gillian’s New Book Nook
I’ve shown off my home theatre before, which was a joint project…
Behind the Scenes: Before and After
As I’ve mentioned many times, Fuzzy Knights started off as a photocomic.…
From the Dusty Mental Archive: My First Convention (as a Writer)
I enjoy conventions, though I don’t go to them often, and unfortunately…
Home Theater Madness Continues
So now that you saw where the Home Theatre idea started, let’s…
My Home Theater: Humble Beginnings
I’ve always wanted my own home theater, but that doesn’t mean I…
From the Dusty Mental Archive: Roleplaying and Writing
I’ve talked about writing. I’ve talked about roleplaying. And while these two…
My Cartooning Journey: Revisiting the Past
My original webcomic of Fuzzy Knights ran for several years. It started…
From the Dusty Mental Archives: My First Sale
I moved to British Columbia before the millennium to be close to a girl.…
From the Dusty Mental Archives: The Ones Who Inspire…
If a writer is lucky enough to get anywhere, I think it’s…
From the Dusty Mental Archives – My First Novel (aka A Slacker’s Quest for Grades)
I know I’m being a bit self indulgent when I look back…
From the Dusty Mental Archives: When I Was Eight Or So…
Public school is a mishmash of memories. Mostly fragments and scenes with some…
Cartooning Update: Photo Reference
When I started taking a Fuzzy Knight comic revival seriously, I was…
I’m going to tell you a story: Frankle the Pigeon
It’s a true story I recently dug up in my archive, about…
Mossfoot’s Origins
If you’ve been following me a while, you might be curious about…
The Real Professional Tourist
The first book I ever finished, and am still very proud of,…
A.I. and The Writer’s Doom (wow, clickbait much?)
So, this topic has been all the rage in some circles. Artificial…
Cartooning: The Final Frontier…
While I know I’ll never be an artist (at least in the…
Comics and Storytelling: Then and Now
My most recent comic ends a mini-arc that establishes a new “normal”…
Update on the Comic Front
It’s been nearly three months since I started Fuzzy Knights up again,…
Cartooning: Here Goes Nothing!
So, after a couple of months, I figured it was time to…
Cartooning: From Suck Less to… Suck Differently
It’s been another month, and I’ve been pecking away at more cartooning.…
Cartooning: Laying the Foundation
With character models made, I wanted to try and create a set…
Cartooning: From Suck to Suck Less
I’m not sure what I was thinking I would do when I…