
Ghost Hunters Investigate Haunted Pizza in Austin, Texas
A couple of years ago, word got out around the Austin freelancing community that I "dig" paranormal stuff, like crystal balls, psychics, ghosts -- and especially -- magic. That's when the editor of a small town newspaper, the Oak Hill Gazette,…

Develop Your Intuition to Tap the Writing Muse!
Writing fiction has always felt like magic to me -- especially when I'm in the creative flow, and ideas are pouring through my brain faster than I can type. I've heard other writers describe this flood of imagination as the whispering of…

Texas Spirit Seekers: Training Future Ghost Hunters
Texas Spirit Seekers is training the ghost hunters of the future right here in Austin!
(Honestly. I don’t make this stuff up . . .)
As Halloween night creeps ever closer, I started thinking about all the spooky freakishness that…

Ghost Hunters & Paranormal Investigators Buy at Wal-Mart?!
Welcome Ghost Hunters and Paranormal Investigators -- especially you armchair ones. Happy Halloween Weekend!
What a great time to run the second article in my Haunted Pizza Series, Hunting for Hauntings: Equipment for Paranormal Investigators. …

Humor for Fiction Writers: How to Hand Sell at Book Signings
Planning a book signing? Then you're in luck! In this thrilling post (filled with dubious advice,) we explore the topic of hand-selling so you can make the cash registers ring.
Forget writing chase scenes, folks. The real excitement…

Help! My Printer Has a Poltergeist!
I think my printer is haunted.
Now I'll admit, I'm not exactly tech savvy. I just pretend to be because I write about API's, DPI's, FPI's, and other mind-numbing acronyms ending in "PI" for a high tech company. My client, who has every…