The writing world is filled with helpful tips that can get the ball rolling for aspiring authors. Most of them are...
Writing Fiction Has Destroyed My Love of Reading It (At Least For Now)
At this point in my author career, I have published 25 titles over four different series. It's been a very tedious journey,...
The Plagiarism Machine: AI is Not the Creative Death I Feared It Would Be
In a previous post, I mused on the impacts of AI from professional and creative perspectives. As a programmer and an...
The Art of De-Branding: How to Reclaim a More Authentic Authorship
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...
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....
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...
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...
Destress Your Writing Life: A Practical Guide
Now that we're on year two of a century-defining pandemic, I noticed a peculiar anomaly. I am actually feeling better about...
I Have Slayed the Twitter Dragon (And Bid Farewell to Social Media)
The final domino has fallen. I'm done. Finished. Elvis. Gone forever. Twitter was the last platform standing in a...
The Joys and Perils of Writing Humor: A Genre in Constant Flux
I am a science fiction humor writer. As of this post, I am about to launch a new sci-fi comedy series. And while I am very...












