Obviously, a lot of thought goes into creating a new world and characters to inhabit it. First, you have to develop the world, the basis of its existence, its history, its map layout … every aspect you can to make the world come to life not only in your eyes, ...
Check Out the New RSS Feed And Other UpdatesCheck Out the New RSS Feed And Other Updates
The Josh Robert Nay Online section “Feeding the Journalist” has been replaced by a better and much better looking FeedBurner box. Visitors now have the option of subscribing to only one RSS and getting all of the information contained in the old multiple RSS Feed days of the website and ...
Of Unicorns and SunsetsOf Unicorns and Sunsets
A real quick announcement: A new fantasy poem is now viewable on Yahoo. I wrote the poem while remembering a sunset I saw as a child. I remembered how the dry tree in the front yard resembled a unicorn staring into the sun, and it became the symbolism within the ...
The Egyptian First-Person Perspective is Doing ExcellentThe Egyptian First-Person Perspective is Doing Excellent
When reading my new short story The Uninvited and the Curse, which I mentioned in my previous entry on The Purple Dragon as well as in repeated posts on both Facebook and Twitter, some people ask why I chose to go with a first-person perspective for Khufu, the pharaoh in ...
Ancient Egypt Mania!Ancient Egypt Mania!
Enter The Uninvited and the Curse, a short story told from the point of view of ancient pharaoh Khufu, for whom the Great Pyramid was built. The story was one of those I announced at the last minute but was quickly scooped up and published by Yahoo, especially for all ...
Summer Time Poetry Hits Yahoo (Courtesy of Yours Truly)Summer Time Poetry Hits Yahoo (Courtesy of Yours Truly)
I have just published a couple of new poems for Yahoo. The poem entitled Eternal Song of Summer is an obvious tip of the hat to the hottest season of the year and is told from the point of view of a very unlikely source. Another, Fabric Rose is about ...
Blast From the Past … Our Immortal Gleam (and How to Go Mobile)Blast From the Past … Our Immortal Gleam (and How to Go Mobile)
Way back in the beginning of June, I posted a poem entitled Our Immortal Gleam, a tribute to my recently deceased grandma. Today, that poem has been published and is now viewable online at Yahoo.com. The Title Catalog and all links on the website have been updated to reflect the ...
11 Score and 15 Years Ago…11 Score and 15 Years Ago…
Hello, everyone, just wanted to wish everyone a happy and safe Independence Day! Eat lots of good food, have fun at the parades, and enjoy the fireworks. Most of all, don’t forget what this day stands for. I will be taking a couple of days off to observe the holiday ...
Seeds of the Future 3, Other Projects Forthcoming…Seeds of the Future 3, Other Projects Forthcoming…
… though they might be a bit delayed, mainly due to the fact that, in addition to my impending move to the United Kingdom, I have also said good-bye for good to POD (print-on-demand) publishing. Instead, I have opted to expand my client base to more traditional publishing companies. For ...
The Last and Final … Day of JuneThe Last and Final … Day of June
It’s official: 2011’s mid-life crisis is already circling the drain. Tomorrow will be the first day of July. Summer is about half over as well. Soon, the leaves on the trees will change color to signal the coming of fall and then later the coming of winter, and all the ...