On Tuesday, March 10th I got to go see Neil Gaiman speak here in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was his usual fresh, witty, lovely self, and after accepting the Ambassador award from the Oklahoma Center of Poets and Writers, he gave several readings (in spite of a rather lengthy wrestling match with an ear-microphone that decided…
> Come one, Come all– to the Monster Carnival! @UHorrorFest You can get your freak on Saturday in Oklahoma City! pic.twitter.com/wKksTxj2by — D.E. Chandler (@DEChandlertweet) March 7, 2015
Okay, so as a writer grows, he or she one day looks back on his or her works and realizes “this looks like beginner stuff!” When that happens, we can do one of two things. We can either pitch it or rewrite it. So this summer will see me spending some time pulling and re-writing…
So I’m thinking that since Bone Sliver is written in first person, the back matter should be too. Let me know what you think! Hit me up on Facebook or by email! Thanks, D.E. Chandler BONE SLIVER So, I’m the guy who failed. I failed to save the world, and it’s officially gone to shit. …
Leonard Nimoy, our beloved Spock, our host on In “Search Of”, the narrator of The Martian Chronicles died on February 28, 2015 at 83 years of age. Only now am I able to write those words here on the blog. There have been a couple of tribute posts on Facebook, but the depth at which…
Let it be known far and wide that this is NOT a New Year’s resolution. My only resolution this year was to not make any resolutions. If that hasn’t created a paradox, nothing will. That said, I do want to set forth with some intention, and not wander around aimlessly through the year ahead accomplishing…
If I learned anything from this semester at college, it’s that a strong finish can make you or break you. Confession time: All semester my Math grade teetered back and forth between a B and a D. I knew I was never coming out of a math class with a B. Even if it was…
So, you might have guessed by now, that I didn’t get pictures at the conference. Ran off and left my camera, sitting in its pack in the living room floor. The conference was great though, and I did take notes. Here’s the thing. I haven’t posted here in nearly a month. The reasons are both…
Tomorrow I will be attending Nimrod Journal’s annual writers’ conference at TU. This conference is smaller than some, and offers several concurrent panels and classes. They also offer one on one critique sessions with an editor. The most affordable conference I’ve ever heard of, the cost is only $50.00 without a scholarship. They do have…
School will be starting Monday for me, but if my grades hold, I will graduate with my Associate’s degree this year. Starting Fall 2015, I plan to be pursuing my Bachelor’s. Still looking at transfer college options, but OSU and NSU are likely candidates. Not sure what I’ll do after that, but I plan to…
