Here’s what this is: the unvarnished truth about building The Legendary universe. Twenty-two years of character development, plot architecture, and transforming personal hell into archaeological storytelling. I’ll talk about the creative process, the publishing grind, the research that informs everything from combat choreography to mythical symbolism.
What this isn’t: a carefully curated author platform designed to sell you books. I mean, I want you to read the books but that’s not why I’m writing these posts. I’m documenting the actual work because someone needs to show what indie publishing really looks like when you refuse to water down the difficult parts.
Expect posts about character psychology, behind-the-scenes development decisions, everyone who inspired these characters, and occasionally some frank talk (pun intended) about trauma, recovery, and why representation matters even in superhero fiction.
If you’re looking for writing advice blogs or marketing tips, there are better resources out there. If you want to see how someone builds a fictional universe while working a day job and raising a family, you’re in the right place.
Let’s do this.
The Legendary: Volume 2 Is Out Today
Happy Halloween. The Legendary: Volume 2 is out today on Amazon in paperback and Kindle. Last week you saw the front. This is the whole thing, front and back, for the first time. It feels right that this one drops on Halloween. There’s a twenty-foot demon in this book. There are things digging through the…
The Soundtrack, Part 13
You might notice something about Part 13 when you read it: there’s no song at the beginning. That’s on porpoise. After the way Part 12 ends, I wanted things to feel off. Part 9 opens without a song too, and for the same reason. Things are askew from the start, and the silence is the…
The Soundtrack, Part 12
Groove Is in the Heart – Deee-Lite I’m a child of the ’80s, and in the early ’90s I was still listening to pop on a boombox. I heard this song on the radio the first time around, and it has always been pure, unbridled fun. It has a slide whistle in it. A slide…
The Cover of Volume 2
Here it is: the front cover of The Legendary: Volume 2. Ten faces around one bullet hole. Every face is placed exactly on purpose. The bullet hole is Frank. He’s one of the Legion’s gunslingers, and he’s the point of impact. The cracks run out from there and split everyone around him. That’s where the…
The Soundtrack, Part 11
I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston Loxy Brown is based on my wife, and my wife’s favorite singer is Whitney Houston. So that part was easy. This is Whitney’s most famous song. Everybody has heard it. It starts with that little synth beat, and then she kicks in with a whoo that will…
The Soundtrack, Part 10
Part 10 is OX’s story. Two songs, one at each end, and they couldn’t sound more different. Master of Puppets – Scorched Earth Orchestra I’m a firm believer that Master of Puppets is Metallica’s best song. If you had to explain the band to someone with one track, that’s the one. But Metallica guards its…
