No, seriously, I’m still a musician
This year I’ve written/started a pile of hard rock songs. I was a gigging musician before getting serious about fiction writing, and not having a live band up and running is killing me. Is it the on-stage adrenalin I miss, or the free beer? Whichever, school and writing are driving the bus but I have been jamming sporadically with members of Cowpuncher and the Mad Bombers Society and my old...
That’s Going to Leave a Mark (blog)
After 26 hours with no sleep, I am in Ottawa for CanCon! This is as close to a vacation as I’m going to get for a while, so I had planned on attending it ”Hunter S Thompson style.” But, turns out, there are an awful lot of Calgary writers and editors here who could carry news of my exploits home. do I exercise good behavior or try to drag them down with me? #cancon
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Whilst at Edmonton Expo, Geek Nerd Net interviewed Cam and I about our Aurora nomination for Futility! https://www.geeknerdnet.com/blog/2019/10/15/rick-overwater-cam-hayden-aurora-award-nomination-futility-orange-planet-horror
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Comic-making resources
Here are a bunch of places to get things you need and learn about making comics. Questions? Hit me up anytime via social media or email rick@overwater.ca Dead links? Let me know! BASICS OF WRITING AND SCRIPTING http://channel101.wikia.com/wiki/Story_Structure_101:_Super_Basic_Shit https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/downloads/story-circle-template/ Glossary of comic terms: http://www.balloon...
This is 2019 so far
Man, oh man, have I become the king of biting off more than one can chew. Except that, so far I’m actually chewing it and somewhat digesting too. When I feel overwhelmed, I read the e-letter of Warren Ellis, one of my current living heroes (you should sign up for his newsletter, it’s excellent). Ellis always seems like he’s on the verge of imploding, and yet keeps cranking out awesome stuff in com...
2018 is already a blur!
So… one year of my UBC MFA is done! Straight As in Creative Writing, Advanced Writing for Graphic Forms, and Creative Nonfiction! 1989 Rick is not buying it, but it’s true! The next issue of Futility, a complete graphic novel to be published by Coffin Hop Press, is in production. We launch at Edmonton Expo in Sept. A new short story, The House of the Knight’s Nail appears in th...