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Forgotten Fodder Book 6 - Shell Game New novel release day

Another New Novel Release Day

November 18, 2025

Another New Novel Release Day The next novel in my Forgotten Fodder series goes live. Forgotten Fodder Book 6 Audiobook Cover by Rose Butcher Today, the next novel in my Forgotten Fodder series goes live! Even after writing another sci-fi trilogy and a humorous sci-fi standalone, the characters from my clone, crime, and conspiracy sci-fi series are too much in my head to be ignored. They had more stories to be told. While I finished

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Alphabet soup in a spoon spelling ABC. This is easy, but not for everyone.

Just Because I Think This Is Easy, Not Everyone Else Does

November 11, 2025

Just Because I Think This Is Easy, Not Everyone Else Does Sometimes this is easy to forget. Photo by Sigmund on Unsplash I feel a veritable compulsion to write. Ideas come into my head, both for fiction and nonfiction, and I must place my hands on the keys and tap them out. Sometimes this flows easily. My fingers fly across the keys, and before I know it, there’s a blog, a chapter, or some other

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A woman in a line looking impatient. How much patience do I have?

How Much Patience Do I Have?

November 4, 2025

How Much Patience Do I Have? Patience is a larger part of the creative process when you turn pro. Photo by Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash I started self-publishing in 2013. Since then, I have published the first 2 books of my fantasy series (that I’m not sure will ever be finished), three different sci-fi series that include 13 books with 3 more on the way, and 2 standalones. That means I’ve put 17 books out

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A phone with AI apps on its screen. What I will and won’t use AI for.

What I Will and Won’t Use AI For

October 28, 2025

What I Will and Won’t Use AI For AI is not the enemy; neither is it the end-all-be-all. Photo by Solen Feyissa on Unsplash Like any other tool, I believe that AI has its uses. However, like all tools, it can and will be abused by bad actors. That’s why a screwdriver is a perfectly fine tool that nobody has any issues with – until it’s used to stab someone in the chest with murderous

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A chess player looking lost. Don’t beat yourself up when you lose focus

Don’t Beat Yourself Up When You Lose Focus

October 21, 2025

Don’t Beat Yourself Up When You Lose Focus Because you will lose focus from time to time. Photo by Michal Vrba on Unsplash Even the most dedicated, target-locked creative loses focus sometimes. There are a vast number of reasons for this. The first is obligations. We all have homes to maintain, relationships to spend time with, emails to answer, and so on. Everyone who is a functioning adult in our society has things they must

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Blurred people putting up branding and marketing ideas. Branding, marketing, and sales are part of creativity.

Branding, Marketing, and Sales, Oh My!

October 14, 2025

Branding, Marketing, and Sales, Oh My! Follow the (hopefully) golden-brick road. Photo by Brands&People on Unsplash It’s one thing to do your art as a hobby. The amateur does art for their edification, and maybe also a small fanbase of friends, family, and craft fair appreciators. When you turn pro, you now have to consider other matters beyond art for art’s sake. The writer, painter, sculptor, or other type of creator must also take into

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