My writing is always evolving, and change is always occurring. I started my Source Chronicles fantasy series in 1998. As of this writing, that’s 25 years ago. While I began the series then, it remains unfinished. Yes, Book 3 – Harbinger – is ready to go to the editor. In fact, it has been for…
I can’t see why not. But what does that mean? Once upon a time, stunningly not so long ago, there were exactly 2 ways to publish a book. You could do it via a major publishing house or vanity press for self-publishing. The former came with marketing and distribution. The latter didn’t. The latter also…
I think it should always be shameless to promote your good work. As a self-published, indie-author authorpreneur, writing is the second and most involved step of the story and the business. The second step, you might question? Of course. That’s because the first step is conceiving the idea. Human beings have thousands, if not tens…
Indie-author self-promotion is utterly necessary. As I’m writing this, I have multiple things happening in my indie-author world. This is the result of a lot of work on a lot of different levels over the past couple of months. Let’s start with the immediate, most time-sensitive element: My standalone fantasy/Steampunk, rise of the villain novel,…
This is perfectly normal, and something I think all creatives encounter. I’ve never met another artist, writer, painter, woodworker, or any other type of creative who hasn’t been “blocked”, uncertain, or otherwise lost. You take a look at the blank page or screen, blank canvas, raw wood or clay, and nothing is coming. The ideas…
Even in a crowded market, we’re not competing with each other. In trying to learn how many authors are self-published, no search I’ve run on Google can give me a number. Between Amazon and other services making self-publishing increasingly easier, it’s safe to presume that there are thousands, if not tens of thousands of self-published,…
Sharing my experience using Generative AI for writing. Does AI scare you? Why wouldn’t it? Lots of fiction over the years has painted AI as the thing that will end humanity (see the Terminator and Matrix movies). Then, it inevitably raises several ethical and moral questions. Can/will AI steal copyrighted material in what’s created? Will…
That depends on multiple factors. What is a hack? Stephen Pressfield, in his brilliant book The War of Art, defines a hack as someone who “condescends to the audience.” Further, the hack chooses to work not so much with what they desire to write as much as what they think they can write for money….
So, what am I working on now? On Friday, September 29, I finished the last page of the last book of my new Savagespace series. After a lot of world-building, layout, plotting, and planning – the final book has been finished. Originally, this was going to be a 6-book series. However, as I worked on…
Hell yes. Art and passion tend to be one and the same. When I was very young – not quite 5 years old – my parents took me to see a movie that changed me forever. That movie was Star Wars. Thanks to A New Hope (which I will forever just call Star Wars), I…
