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 was this – how do I brand myself? I was starting to create more fiction – sci-fi, fantasy, and Steampunk
And just like that – *poof* – a useful marketing outlet is silenced. I know I’m not the only one to have had this experience. This morning, as I started up my computer, I saw an odd request from Facebook. I knew it was legit, so I followed it. And then, just like that – I’m locked out of my account. Excuse me? I have never posted anything I imagine is all that controversial, nor
Why does anything appeal to us? I’m sharing my thoughts on the appeal of sci-fi and fantasy. I was not quite five years old. My mom and dad took me to see a movie. The opening music blared, the words crawled up the screen, and then a starship soared in – being fired on by another, bigger ship. To say I was immediately hooked I think is an understatement. Though I don’t recall any other
My writing plan for 2022 is shifting. And I am still working out how. In 2020, I’d determined it was time to start writing and publishing more. Thus, I published 3 books that year. For 2021, I got super ambitious. I was going to publish 6 novels total. All four that made up the first story arc for Forgotten Fodder and 2 more Void Incursion novels. I succeeded. At the end of 2021, I was
Been many years, for many reasons, since I could say I am going to a con. Several years back, now, there was the annual Steampunk World’s Fair in New Jersey. It was a fun local convention (con) – especially since I was getting into Steampunk at that time. In fact, I was so enamored of it that I wrote a Steampunk pirate/magic short story for the Spells and Swashbucklers anthology called The Vapor Rogues. Then,
Character perspective/point of view can make or break a story. The first professional editor I hired changed my writing dramatically. From her, I learned so many different lessons, techniques, and more, which helped me become a competent editor. She showed me how to improve numerous aspects not just of my writing but storytelling. One of the single most important things she taught me was character perspective in storytelling. This is not about first-person, second-person, or
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Mondays – Positivity (and related ideas for making choices and decisions in life).
Wednesdays – Pathwalking (my philosophy for consciously choosing how to live your life mindfully, on your terms).