Kent Wayne

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  • Musings

    All talent does is give you a clue: a hint, a direction in which to apply yourself.  To reach the greatest heights, however, talent is not enough.  For without those lung-prickling bursts of effort, what is a clue, a hint, or a direction?   A missed opportunity is what it is.  Which could be argued as…

  • Echo: A Dystopian Science Fiction Novel

    We are the ragged few, the last band of resistors against Grammar Nazi Prime, and whaddaya know, in this ad GNP is none other than…Palpatine.  We are forced to kneel before him, hands behind our backs, as he presses us with his Dark Side skills to get us to pick up red pens and start…

  • Echo: The Weekly Update

    Word Count, Vol.4:  126,133 Thanks to All Who Bought Echo!  And BIG THANKS to Melissa, Barbara, Ian, Lorna, [anonymous], Lisa, Meg, Matt, Bobby, F.T., Alice Smith, Leslie Coop, Richard, Shauna, Sydney, Pam, Jessica, Angela, Kiesa, Ross, Keith, Alice and Daina for posting AMAZING reviews on Amazon!!!  Ashley too for the 5 star on Nook!  I’d…

  • Palamades Publishing: Get your fix of poetry, ghosts, and soon…giant robots. That’s right: Giant robots motha duckas!

    “Did she see us?”  I’m crouched behind a counter in a darkened laboratory, trying to regulate my strained breathing.  The question is meant for Bitefighter, my faithful 10 lb. terrier.  He lifts his mustachioed face towards mine, and gives a me a grave, “Rowf!”  Before I can say anything more, the lab door slams open.  The…

  • Echo 1 is coming in paperback and other tidbits

    Echo 1 is coming in paperback!!!  Palamedes publishing will be in charge of the physical stuff.  Big changes in Kent Wayne’s routine, so let me give you an impromptu update.  First off, Palamedes needs me to give Echo 1 a once-over before they send it to their editor.  Editor’s gonna take a look at it and…

  • Musings

    The pull of sleep, of food, of convenience, of always taking in, of always CONSUMING…those pulls are incredibly strong.  It is the rarest and best part of us that wants to overcome, to apply, to accomplish…and not just consume, but PRODUCE.

  • Echo’s First Appearance in a Magazine!!!

    I remember being told months ago in an interview that Echo would be given a little ad space in a hard copy magazine…and it’s happened!  Check it out here: Echo’s first appearance in Scaffolding Magazine Thank You So Much Ellie Maloney!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂

  • Echo: A Dystopian Science Fiction Novel

    CATS!!!  Hordes of the little motha duckas are chasing me and Bitefighter, my loyal 10 lb. terrier (he fights with bites, for those of you who were wondering) through the streets of San Francisco.  We’re engaged in a frantic version of man-dog parkour, trying to escape legions of howling felines.  Suddenly, a blocking force of…

  • Musings

    Identifying with a view and saying this is right and that is wrong, this is proper and that is not…as humans that’s an entirely natural behavior, because we humans like to establish a comfort zone and stay there as long as possible.  But to embrace the unfolding endlessness of possibility, to jump from view to…

  • Echo: A Dystopian Science Fiction Novel

    As I walk down a dimly lit street, a torrent of rain patters off the brim of my fedora.  I lean against the cracked facade of a brownstone, cup my hand around a smoke, and light up.  From a few yards away, I hear:  “Can I get one a’ those?”  I look up and see…