Do I Continue Working with the Familiar or Start the Unfamiliar?
I get to choose if I should work in a familiar or unfamiliar setting. Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash For a long time, I really, really wanted to write…
Step One: Write. Step Two: Edit. Step Three: Profit?
Sadly, step three (Profit) requires more steps – and some other intangibles. Photo by Frank Busch on Unsplash Since 2013, I have self-published 17 books in total on Amazon. Five…
Why Does Inclusivity Matter to Sci-fi and Fantasy?
Because even as niche genres – inclusivity literally includes everyone. Fantasy images from Pinterest. Thank you to the artists for creating these! Lots of the “fanboys” love to whine and/or…
Are All the Genres in Writing Transmutable and Combinable?
No genres are so set that they cannot be blended, altered, and mixed. Photo by Mélanie THESE on Unsplash Both of my recent sci-fi series are not entirely sci-fi. Mostly…
The Takeaway – What Useful Things Did I Learn from My Con Experience?
After attending Farpoint Con 2022 – what did I learn? The author at his table, ready to sign and sell books. For the first time since 2016, I attended a…
New Experience – I Can’t CONtain my excitement!
Attending Farpoint con this weekend will be a very new experience. The poster for my table at the con. If you are reading this as it posts – I am…
How Do You React to Endings When You Reach Them?
Endings come in many sizes, shapes, and forms in fiction, nonfiction, and reality. Photo by Call Me Fred on Unsplash Every story has a beginning, middle, and end. This is…
Why and How Do I Think Sci-Fi and Fantasy Appeal to Us?
Why does anything appeal to us? I’m sharing my thoughts on the appeal of sci-fi and fantasy. Photo by Jay on Unsplash I was not quite five years old. My…
How Has my Winning 2022 Writing Plan Been Changed?
My writing plan for 2022 is shifting. And I am still working out how. Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash In 2020, I’d determined it was time to start writing…
Am I In Competition with Better-Known, More Successful Sci-Fi Authors?
Not really. But I feel a bit jealous of their success and see them as competition as such. Photo by Victoire Joncheray on Unsplash I just finished reading the first…