I’m posting most of my updates now over on Substack, but every few months I intend to refresh the blog with a brief recap of my Substack posts with links provided. Feel free to sign up for the Substack newsletter, or, if you prefer receiving your updates via the website, you can always check-in hereContinue reading “Quarterly Wrap Up”
Author Archives: Ben Spencer
New Book – Many Savage Moons
First things first. I’ve written a novel entitled Many Savage Moons. It’s available now on Amazon in paperback. You can also read it on Amazon Kindle. Curious what the book is about? Here you go: In the space of an autumn afternoon, Nathaniel falls hard for Winter York, the beguiling, tattooed woman he meets atContinue reading “New Book – Many Savage Moons”
The Octopus in All of Us
On my writing desk, I keep an octopus pin that my wife gave me as a gift a few years back. I wouldn’t go so far as to call it my sigil, ala George R.R. Martin and his famous turtle pin, but I do love what the octopus calls to mind when I try toContinue reading “The Octopus in All of Us”
Substack Newsletter/Why I Write
Hello all, I have a writing newsletter over at substack, which you can find here: https://benspencer.substack.com/. As time goes on, I intend to publish my blog posts on the website and over at substack, so there’s no need to subscribe to both. But my substack feed was looking a little lonely, so I decided toContinue reading “Substack Newsletter/Why I Write”
Still Writing, Still Dreaming
I’ve had one real driving ambition my entire adult life. To be a writer. In many respects, I fulfilled that goal long ago. For twenty-plus years I’ve written nearly every day. I’ve penned four novels and three novellas. I’ve been published in multiple online literary journals. I was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. But mostContinue reading “Still Writing, Still Dreaming”