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 […]

I’m not sure what to talk about today. There’s so much going on around me, and my brain isn’t settled into whatever a “normal” cycle is—partly because I’ve recently been absorbing a lot of information about writing from a lot of different sources. One might think paying attention to a lot of writers is good […]

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 […]