Over the last decade, I was bound to the hustle mindset. It wasn't enough to be a dude who writes stories. I needed to be a...
In Defense of Enjoying the Moment: Stop Ruining Your Life With Branding
I am fully aware that "enjoy the moment" feels like an odd thing to defend. It's a fundamental concept that every human...
Beware of Scope Creep: Protecting Your Writing from Hustle Culture
Just because something is economically viable doesn't mean you have to do it. Over the last year, I diversified my...
Review of This Is Not Fame: A “From What I Re-Memoir” by Doug Stanhope
Once upon a time, I wanted to be a stand-up comedian. I love performing and spent many years on stage as a musician....
Review of Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
For the longest time, Fight Club was my favorite movie. David Fincher's visionary depiction of Chuck Palahniuk's harrowing...
Okay, Fine, Let’s Talk About AI
I have been actively avoiding this topic for a simple reason: I am a science fiction author who works as a programmer....
Review of The Farthest (Voyager in Space)
To quote a beloved sketch comedy, "And now for something completely different." I review books on my author blog, so it may...
Can We Just Admit That Publishing is Hopelessly Broken?
There has to be a better way. Publishing books requires a lot of complicated tools and software that authors need to...
Review of 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
What can I say about 2001: A Space Odyssey that hasn't been said before? Arthur C. Clarke's masterpiece of a novel has been...
The Software That Builds My Authorship
Every author has a love-hate relationship with technology. It is critical to modern publishing and can save huge amounts of...
Fiction, Family, and Free Time with Eric Burgher
One of the highlights of my author career has been working with Royal Wave Media to produce audiobooks. They have done a...
Review of Animal Farm by George Orwell
As with most readers, my intro to George Orwell came by way of Nineteen Eighty-Four. The novel remains a dystopian...