I spend a lot of time watching the business world surrounding Independent Publishing. This won’t surprise anyone who knows me. I’m a moderately analytical person, and I’m a pure case of an independently published writer—meaning there’s no one here but me. For many of us, the most important word in the phrase Independent Publishing is […]

(or, how do you become great?) A few days ago, the Las Vegas Aces played the Seattle Storm in a WNBA matchup. The Aces won, which was good for me because, if you’ve followed me much, you know I’ve become a big fan of the W and the Aces in particular. I was lucky enough […]

(Or, It’s Time to Change the Plan(ning Method!)) As is my lot in life, I have once again realized that I’m chasing too many projects at once. How does this happen? Yes, that’s a rhetorical question. All I can say is that this summer is going to be super active, and I’ll need to find […]

I came across M. H. Woodscourt’s book Song of the Lost on Kickstarter because, as I was scanning the site, I noticed the portal on the book cover. This caught my eye because, as readers of the PEBA Diaries will know, in that series, I play with a baseball shaman and multiple dimensions. As one […]

I’m getting excited again. Working a ton of hours on little details and sweating bullets because I can never quite get things exactly like I want them. So … yeah … you’ve got it down. It all adds up to mean that I’m pushing work on a new Kickstarter that will feature For the Heart […]

(And, Um, Thank the Powers I’m an Indie?) Anyway…on with the post! Sometimes life is a real jokester. This wouldn’t be so bad if it didn’t celebrate the fact by laughing maniacally at you as it whizzes past on its way right-on down the road. I can say this because it was about this time […]

A Quick Note: Yeah, I’m still working to hit a normal cycle for these thoughts. I missed the last one on purpose, though. I was heads-down and plowing hard to hit a deadline for a book that I’ll be talking about Real Soon Now. In the meantime, here are some thoughts I’m having this morning. […]

I’ve been writing a lot about the act of coming out of a funk. My book On Being (And Becoming Again!) A Writer was all about that, and if you’re in my sphere, you’d probably have to be living under a rock to have not heard me say something about it. I mean. I may […]

I’m going to talk about readers today. I promise I am. But first… It’s no secret that I’m a fan of the WNBA. One can debate and disagree, of course, but for my taste, when it comes to basketball, the women’s game is just a better product. I don’t mean the players are faster, stronger, […]

(or, 2026 — The Year of the Reader) Note: I released this on Patreon almost on time…then messed up and forgot to push it here. Sorry for the delay., but it just stands a proof that it’s just me in here. [grin] Regardless, given how fast the world is moving, maybe it’s even more interesting […]