A few weeks back, I came across information that said Dan Brown, the bestselling thriller author, does not read fiction. I thought that was interesting because the rule of thumb beaten into us is that writers must read. It’s a rule of thumb that seems so obvious as to be barely worth arguing about, but […]

(Or, Taking the Read Indie Pledge) (A quick note here to say that I’m settling into a cycle where I’ll be able to manage three posts a month. Earlier I was targeting one a week, but one every ten days is more sustainable—meaning it’s a pace I find a bit more fun because it lets […]

A friend of mine likes to say that books don’t spoil, and I like to think he’s right on the mark with that. As exhibits A and B, let me say that two of the last three books I’ve read were Charles Strauss’s The Atrocity Archives, written (or at least compiled) 22-years ago in 2004, […]

The world kind of lined up this week, so I’m going to talk about AI. Yes, again. So sorry. When I say the world has lined up this week, it’s that the tool/concept/pariah that is AI has hit me in some form or another, literally every day this week. One day was a video with […]

(or, choosing the path less followed) Maybe this will resonate with you, even if you’re not a writer. It’s about rest. Kind of. And enthusiasm. It’s about focusing on what you can handle, which I think is the key to dealing with a lot of things. But let me start this way: this week, for […]

(Or, The Joy of Independence) I’m in a mood this morning. I really should be making some words, meaning writing fiction rather than writing this piece, but I’m not. Which is probably not a surprise given I’ve been focused on hitting the Go-Live button and then supporting my latest Kickstarter. It’s all good. I planned […]

(Or take a moment, won’t you?) Aside: I made this (Patreon) post “free to everyone” for, well, for reasons. It’s short, too, which helps. In the end, maybe it will help a few folks see things in … well … different ways. Have a good one…. I’m in one of those hectic moments of life […]

(Or, how being overwhelmed can really suck) Aside: I’m a couple days behind on this one, mostly because it kind of got away from me. Who knew I had so much to say about digging out of the Sea of Overwhelm? Unless you’re new to the circle of folks who hang around with me, you […]

(or, geez, here we go again) I debated not writing this one at all. It’s about AI again. I promise I’ll find other topics as I go forward. Though technically, I can plead that this one is only AI-adjacent. It’s really about copyright. If you are like me, while you’ve enjoyed a lot of the […]

(or, It’s a Jungle Out There) I’m tired now. It’s been a busy few weeks, filled with writing and with the effort it’s taken to support my very fun Kickstarter for “1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World” (taking late orders for a few more days), and then even more mental effort spent learning about […]