Broken Shield (2026)
Lyrics and background behind how one of my first songs became a funeral march
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Character Design Notes: Zaza the Chinese Assassin | Cereus & Limnic: Escape From Okinawa Type B
A deep dive into the character creation of Zaza, the Northern Chinese assassin in the upcoming military sci-fi horror novel Cereus & Limnic: Escape From Okinawa Type B. Mongolian culture, social media influencer trends, and a brutal "wound exchange" ability combine in this antagonist
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How to masterfully write the human condition with Horror
"Sharla showed little surprise in seeing them. But there was some joy in her expression, a crack of light under a door’s equivalent."
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All My Excuses: What a Conference Taught Me About Writing, Social Media, and How To Really Sell Books in 2026
"It’s the voices. It gets hard to tell which one’s mine when they all start advising me."
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How to Weave Folklore Into Fiction Without Lore Dumping | Novel Revealed
“We were hunted refugees violating curfew during military blockade instigated by a tripartite geopolitical contest. There was no time for this.”
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Can AI Dictation Actually Write your novel?
I dictated a little over 1000 words of finished prose for my manuscript today. But it wasn't easy. Was dictation
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Sestinas, Side Quests, and Five-Minute Sessions: How to Make Time to Write
There was no rifle to defend myself, only instinct. Cereus & Limnic: Escape From Okinawa Type B Keith Hayden Today's
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Planning a multi-chapter arc for a military sci-fi horror novel
Times like these choices are like yachts, rare luxuries with expensive upkeep. Don’t trouble yourself over it. Cereus & Limnic: Escape
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how I draft tense sci-fi horror scenes on my phone (using custom writing tools)
“Amazing the resources and speed the American machine will mobilize to eliminate one they find undesirable.” * Keith Hayden * Cereus & Limnic: Escape
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“We Were All Psychically Stranded” — Inside a Handwritten Chapter
Favorite line I wrote for the horror novel today: "We were all psychically stranded." (non-dominant handwritten page) Read it
ReadCereus & Limnic: Escape From Okinawa | 40K Word Update - 2nd draft
Cereus & Limnic: Escape From Okinawa - Type B: 40K words second draft
ReadCereus & Limnic: EFO Type-B | 20K word Update
I’ve reached the 20,000-word mark for Cereus & Limnic: Escape from Okinawa Type-B, continuing the update rhythm I’
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