by admin | Dec 8, 2025 | Business, Philosophy, Writing
It has been three years since I published Advent 9. Some of you will remember that, in the months before its release, I did a Kickstarter for the book. This was done at the advice of my editor and mentor, David Farland. And that Kickstarter…was a disaster. Dave...
by admin | Mar 31, 2025 | Business, Me, Movies, Writing
It is a time of turmoil in the galaxy, where inexplicable giant titles can scroll through the emptiness of space, knocking many a starship off course. And no ship has been more threatened than the Good Ship Hollywood, which has been so buffeted that it now can be...
by admin | Nov 11, 2024 | Me, Writing
I have got to update my website. And, of course, you’re wondering, “But Mr. Horne, you already updated your website this past summer. You hired a professional and everything.” And you’re right. I don’t need to update any of the new...
by admin | Oct 14, 2024 | Business, Writing
What a magical thing it is, to be an aspiring author. It truly takes a special kind of person: creative, generous, open-hearted to all the world’s miraculous possibilities. Not to mention a childlike wonder and innocence from which the pure song of the soul can...
by admin | Jan 22, 2024 | Authors, Business, Writing
I know I’ve already talked about David Farland on this blog. Those who know me know that Dave (whose real surname was Wolverton) was my mentor and editor of my first book: Advent 9. What they may not know is that Dave was also the writing teacher of Brandon...
by admin | Jan 15, 2024 | Art, Business, Me, Technology, Writing
Once upon a time, illustrations in books—all books—was standard practice. And why wouldn’t it be? Words and pictures go together like ramma-lamma-lamma-ka-dingity-da-dinga-dong. People have paired them for centuries. And as publishing modernized...
