I once wrote a book that was predicated on the idea of describing how the world might feel if the people in it did not need any money. In other words, a world where everyone’s basic needs were always met, and cash was never a concern. You can find it here. I think it’s pretty […]

So this one is fun. Available today in both digital and print versions (including hard cover)! Amid all the angst and chaos swirling around artificial intelligence and various forms of art these days, I found the process of creating this project to be interesting in so many ways. Mostly it let me spend a lot […]

Since it seems all the rage, I logged into ChatGPT and asked it to write my bio. What came out was silly fun in the way that a mix of truth and fantasy is fun. I present it here with everything wrong in (bold). Ron Collins is an American science fiction and fantasy author. He […]

I didn’t intend to write a couple thousand words about AI this morning, but watching the scare run through the worlds I pay attention to has been so interesting that this is what came out. For the general public I kind of get that sensation of being afraid. We are a set of generations molded […]

Brigid and I are now officially one day away from launching our first collaborative Kickstarter, and we’re very excited. With any luck we’ll fund enough to keep rolling along, and with real luck we’ll fund well enough to be able to commission some super-cool character baseball cards. Time will tell, of course, and the game […]

I had the distinct pleasure of sitting with Writers of the Future podcast host John Goodman for an hour a few days back. The result is linked down below. I hope you find it as fun to listen to as I did contributing. The WotF contest will always have a major place in my development […]

I can’t believe how excited I am to say this, but here it is! After lots of recent vaguebooking, I can finally announce that Brigid (an excellent writer, and my daughter to go with it) and I have finally committed novel together! Yay! Can I use any more exclamation points!!! And it gets so much […]

Yes! Yay! The day is finally here! I’m so excited to note that my little book On Writing (And Reading!) Short has finally hit the bigtime! This was originally an exclusive Kickstarter project, but as noted below, everyone can now grab a copy. I had a great time writing this one because it gave me […]

This post is part of a collection of thoughts I’m putting together as a companion to Five Seven Five, a stand-alone book that uses haiku I wrote as input to an AI art generator. It was a super-fun project to build. You can pre-order it at several online retailers. Fun or not, though, the use […]

This post is part of a collection of thoughts I’m putting together as a companion to Five Seven Five, a stand-alone book that uses haiku I wrote as input to an AI art generator. It was a super-fun project to build. You can get it by backing my kickstarter. Or you can pre-order it at […]