First off, the boss decided not to fire me, or whack me either, which is a good thing, especially the second one. He even built me some new digs, and then told me to get my butt to work. The most interconnected projects1 taking up my time right now are a couple of stories (yet untitled) relating to the Acolytica… (more…)
[ed. In the process of creating the new RonChalice.com, I ran across this story as part of the "Ron" bio. Since it's kind of fun, I publishing it as the first "real" article from the new website.] I had just skidded across the lip of sixteen when the Feebs (the EFF BEE EYE) first came knocking at my door.Okay, my… (more…)
What the heck? I just went over to the Ron Chalice Official Website and was shocked to see that it is only ONE page. No links, nothing! My first thought was that what the Boss said a couple of months ago about whacking me might just be true. Then, I took half a minute to actually read what was written… (more…)
Sometimes a martini just hits the spot. I finished a book over six months ago and set it aside. I loved it, but response was somewhat mediocre, one of the problems being that the title sounded like a romance novel. Nothing wrong with romance novels, but this is a thriller. Update: Sometimes a martini can get you whacked! Two freakin’… (more…)
OK, so I’ve been trying to figure out for freakin’ years just what it is that I write. Thrillers? Sort of. Suspense? Kinda. Mysteries? Not really. Humor? On good days. And… drumroll… It finally came to me. The Near-apocalyptic Snorker. Huh???? I can see the wheels spinning behind your eyes. “How the hell did you come up with THAT?” Welcome… (more…)
OK, so The Flyover War project is getting a bit consumptive, of both energy and time. Unfortunately, doing things that haven’t exactly been done before often are. It’s a lot like publishing your outline, then figuring out how the heck you’re going to stick to it now that it’s out there. Or like building a house in components, confusing as… (more…)
A little tongue-in-cheek at 5:30 am on April 23.
CNN on-line published an interesting article on self-publishing today, and sometimes it turns out that the responses are more interesting than the main article. I won’t go into a lot of detail, because you have a finger-clicker right there in front of you [and I hate taking the time to paraphrase what somebody else has already written]. To sum up,… (more…)
I’m juiced. I did a newspaper interview last week with Jill Thomas of the Colorado Springs Independent. No details until her article comes out this week, but I would like to say that the Indy has been a great supporter of Pikes Peak Writers and the Pikes Peak Writers Conference. Thanks! Ron
I know what you’re thinking, but it’s not in THAT way. For someone who spends hours in a car every day, audio books weigh in right up there with the microprocessor in the advancements of the 20th century. I listen to at least one every week, sometimes two. A lot of my driving is late-night from Colorado Springs to the… (more…)