I only reread a very small selection of books. I own a lot of books. Most, if not all of them, I’ve read at some time or other. And most of them I will never read again. This is why, a few years ago, I donated several large boxes of books to my local library….
Sometimes it feels like the work to keep writing really is akin to combat. I do not suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), or any other diagnosable of that nature. Yet I still often must fight to keep my attention. I stole this from a friend many years ago –…
Web 3.0 and the Metaverse will impact everyone – but how could take lots of forms. For many people, the notion of Web 3.0 and the Metaverse are abstracts. Chances are you’ve heard of them by now. But for most people, they’re ideas in the ethers that they are not familiar with. Yet. You see,…
Because even as niche genres – inclusivity literally includes everyone. Lots of the “fanboys” love to whine and/or moan about all the ways how newer takes on older sci-fi and fantasy properties are ruining them. How many people are unhappy over gay, transgendered, and non-binary characters in Star Trek: Discovery? What about all the people…
No genres are so set that they cannot be blended, altered, and mixed. Both of my recent sci-fi series are not entirely sci-fi. Mostly sci-fi, yes. But not completely. Forgotten Fodder crosses into police procedural, mystery, and conspiracy. Sure, it’s about clones and takes place in spaceships, space stations, and colonies within 30 light-years of…
After attending Farpoint Con 2022 – what did I learn? For the first time since 2016, I attended a con. Farpoint in Hunt Valley, Maryland, is a sci-fi con that’s got a rich history and has been ongoing for years. I attended as a guest. Thus, I sat on several panels, did a reading from…
Attending Farpoint con this weekend will be a very new experience. If you are reading this as it posts – I am in Hunt Valley, Maryland, attending the Farpoint con. This is a sci-fi and fantasy convention featuring various vendors, performers, celebrities, discussion panels, and authors participating on those panels. Also, authors reading, selling, and…
There is one marketing tool I am not using at all like I could/should be. Most digital marketing focus is on social media. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and the like have the potential to reach ginormous audiences to spread your message, promote your work, and get you seen. They can be tremendously helpful…
Endings come in many sizes, shapes, and forms in fiction, nonfiction, and reality. Every story has a beginning, middle, and end. This is true of every fiction and nonfiction book that you could read or write, as well as reality. We, in these meat suits we occupy for a century or so, begin and end….
I have done branding and rebranding several times. In the fall of 2016, I began to put a LOT more effort into both my fiction and nonfiction writing. I had begun to post blogs at least three times a week and was working on my fiction to publish. The question that arose at the time…
