Oren Hammerquist's Blog

When I opened my crowdfunding campaign for Hindsights, I used the term “cross-genre novel.” The term “crowdfund” is now a mainstream word along with more ridiculous millenialisms such as “bae” or “yolo.” SMH. Crowdfund, unlike these two, is a wonderful word … Continue reading →

  Over the weekend, the latest issue of the Army Future Warfare Writing Project (FWWP) went live. I hope you take a moment to read these groundbreaking pieces of speculative fiction by up-and-coming writers. Maybe you’ll find your new favorite … Continue reading →

Marketing for Hindsights: Lies aren’t 20/20 began yesterday. You can view my Publishizer campaign to preorder a copy. As part of my marketing campaign, expect regular posts over the next 43 days on the theme of psychics and writing. If I reach 250 … Continue reading →

What better way to re-launch by blog than by tooting my own horn? I also will provide ways for Soldiers, NCOs, or just those interested in Military matters to get published, get noticed, and follow your passion for prose. First, … Continue reading →

What day is it? If you said “hump day,” you are partially correct. Today is also the official launch day for my Publishizer campaign. (Pre-Launch for my new and more regular blog.) What is Publishizer? This is a crowdfunding site … Continue reading →

Just 12 days left until the re-launch of my blog. You may notice (or maybe not) that this comes to you from WordPress rather than BlogSpot. Though my BlogSpot will remain active, WordPress offers Publicize where Google currently does not. … Continue reading →

Next week should be a little more lighthearted. Come find out why chickens:chicken coops as morals:ethicshttp://theclosetliberal.blogspot.com/... under: Uncategorized

Hail the B-Movie. I love ridiculous, over-worked b-movies. B-movies are about fun like super hero movies used to be about fun. However, they don’t always work. You can’t just write a bad movie and expect it to be good….http://orenhammerquist.blogspot.com/2... under: … Continue reading →

Prepare your hate emails now. This looks at one miracle from the Bible and questions whether it was actually a miracle at all. Perhaps this event means more if it is not a miracle.http://theclosetliberal.blogspot.com/... under: Uncategorized

Screenplays are a visual medium. On the other hand, isn’t all fiction. Authors would do well to work the unworkable story into a screenplay. Here’s why:http://orenhammerquist.blogspot.com/2... under: Uncategorized