import

  • My reading habits got really serious

    Welcome everyone,I like science fiction and fantasy for a lot of the same reasons, but they are very different and often have a distinct group of readers. I grew up on both, starting my serious reading adventures with the Doomfarers of Caramonde by Brian Daley.It’s a story about a Vietnam era soldier who takes his…

  • Truth

    I’m having a really fucking hard day. But it will get better and tomorrow’s a new beginning.Once I’m done with my interview for the lieutenant position at my regular job, things will get better. It feels like a failure because I had hoped to be a full time writer by now. I get in my…

  • Bio makes it sound dirty…

    I never know what to write in the bio section.Should I be ultra-personal? Awkward. Uber professional? Boring.I decided to make the bio a blog rather than just a static page, which is probably dumb, but I’m going to do it anyway. Maybe from time to time, I can update it and make it relevant instead…

  • Backblast Area Clear anthology

    Yes, it’s true. I’m in another anthology (along with some fantastic authors: Richard Fox, MD Cooper, CJ Carella, Josh Hayes, Tim C. Taylor, Logan Scott, JR Castle, Navin Weeraratne, and Rick Partlow).The story I submitted is Ash Roland, originally started as part of Weapons of Earth. During the early drafts, I fell in love with…

  • Reading Different Stuff

    Yes, I read romance. For a lifetime consumer of science fiction and fantasy, this may seem unusual. But why not, I say.I watch romantic comedies at the movie theater. A lot, if not most, thrillers, space operas, epic fantasies have some romantic elements / sub plots… which we all enjoy. The other reason I read so…

  • KSM Book Club Title – The Event by Nathan Hystad

    Keystroke Medium has started a book club. The show hosts are reading The Event by Nathan Hystad and encouraging viewers of the show and listeners of the podcast to participate. Please check out the live episode on April 2nd. We’re going to talk about this book! Come join us! The Event (The Survivors Book One)…

  • KSM Book Club Title – The Event by Nathan Hystad

    Keystroke Medium has started a book club. The show hosts are reading The Event by Nathan Hystad and encouraging viewers of the show and listeners of the podcast to participate. Please check out the live episode on April 2nd. We’re going to talk about this book! Come join us! The Event (The Survivors Book One)…

  • Thunder Snow

    A lot of amazing things have happened recently.Writing collaborations, insane weather patterns, and new friends.This morning I had big plans for the day. Why? Because it is my day off from work, all the kids are at school, and my wife works. A few things went wrong with this plan but will get to that…

  • Learning to Create an Audiobook (Easy First Steps)

    Hello there, my name is Scott Moon. You probably don’t know me, but if you do, you may have seen Keystroke Medium, an interview show where Josh Hayes, Ralph Kern, Chuck Manley and I talk about reading, writing, and everything in between. We’ve interviewed some of the best writers of speculative fiction in the business.I…

  • Coming soon…The Dotari Salvation

    Followers of Keystroke Medium (www.keystrokemedium.com) have the inside scoop. I have been writing with Richard Fox in his Ember War universe. Check out the exclusive YouTube interview here. Richard also announced the project on his Facebook page here. ​I absolutely loved the Ember War series. Writing this book with Richard Fox is a dream come true.The…