Writing
Publication Day: Musings From A (Finally) Published Author!
I’m Published! So today is finally my formal publication day. Everyone keeps asking me about whether or not I’m excited. My answer is either: (1) I don’t know; or, (2) if a tree falls in the woods and there’s no one there the hear the noise it makes as it falls, does it truly make…
Read MoreHow Writing A Novel Is Like Being An Amateur Chef
“Ok,” you’re thinking, “Brent put too much Bailey’s in his coffee this morning.” Either that, or he’s still feeling the effects of the wine from the night before. But in fact, neither of those scenarios, though plausible, is accurate. How Writing Resembles Cooking When I wrote Those Who Would Be King: The People’s Prince, I…
Read MoreHow Great Is The The Value of a Liberal Arts Degree? Let’s Discuss…
The Value of a Liberal Arts Degree Many writers have debated the practicality of obtaining a liberal arts degree. I obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from a small Canadian university, St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick, and as a graduate, you would think my views would be very favorable. And they are, for…
Read MoreHow African Historical Fiction Inspired My Own Writing Life
Heart Of Darkness I vividly remember Dr. Richard McDaniel’s second-year English class at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick. We were studying the classic “Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad. I loved that book, and it fascinated me to no end. The basic theory blew me away: that we all have a more primitive,…
Read MoreInspiration for Those Who Would Be King
Finding Inspiration I have always been fascinated with development in Africa. In the early 1980s, a family from the farming community of Sussex, New Brunswick, sold their modern dairy farm and moved to Africa. They were the initial family – the pioneers, per se – to be sent to a sub-Saharan African country on a development…
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