Category Archives: Personal

The Message (Part 1 – Hidden Gems)

Posted on May 11, 2017 by benjaminfrog

The message of your story, generally, is also tied very closely to your Core Concept, although the message may not always be obvious when you first start writing. I think it took me a while after I started writing Singularity … Continue reading →

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New Focus

Posted on May 1, 2017 by benjaminfrog

I’ve been particularly quiet on my blog for the past while. Part of that was because of focusing on book publications – editing and revision work. Another reason though has been new writing prompts and projects that haven’t reached completion … Continue reading →

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Existential Quandary

Posted on December 13, 2016 by benjaminfrog

That’s what I would call it. I’d had an ‘Existential Crisis’ before, and it certainly felt like one. This one didn’t feel quite so intense. Although I recognized the depth of the question to be the same kind of depth … Continue reading →

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Existential Crisis

Posted on December 6, 2016 by benjaminfrog

I’ve been reading a book titled The Universe Next Door by James W. Sire. It gives exhaustive descriptions of various world views (as many as he was aware of back in the day) talking about how to address various relevant … Continue reading →

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Crimson Dawn

Posted on September 29, 2016 by benjaminfrog

    This project saw several delays, but I can finally say that the sequel to ‘The Kingdom’ is now published! My new novel, ‘Crimson Dawn’ is a first for me in many ways. It’s my first published sequel; it’s … Continue reading →

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Now Available for Speaking Engagements

Posted on May 25, 2016 by benjaminfrog

For the past two years I’ve been speaking at schools and public events about my life on the Autism Spectrum and what it was like developing from lower to higher-functioning autism. I’ve found myself in a rare position of being … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Release – Crimson Dawn

Posted on March 2, 2016 by benjaminfrog

  Well this one has been a long time coming. When I published ‘The Kingdom’ I didn’t expect it to receive the favour it did, particularly the demand for a sequel. It took me some time to think of where … Continue reading →

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Tournament Year

Posted on February 24, 2016 by benjaminfrog

I recently celebrated my 32nd birthday. I didn’t have much planned but as the day approached I remembered that 32 is a tournament number (a number that can be repeatedly divided by 2 without decimals until it gets to 1). … Continue reading →

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Healing Night

Posted on February 2, 2016 by benjaminfrog

I’m doing something a little different today. I’m gonna share an excerpt from my auto-biography about an event in my life I refer to as Healing Night. It comes up in my diction from time to time, but I realized … Continue reading →

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Decisions

Posted on December 8, 2015 by benjaminfrog

  Me: I had to buy a box of different coloured straws. I don’t like that. Also Me: What’s the problem? Me: It’s just one more thing to think about. I have too many decisions to make in a day … Continue reading →

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