Writing is where ideas are shaped into form—through structure, voice, and revision. These posts explore the discipline behind the process, where instinct meets craft, and what begins as a thought becomes something deliberate, controlled, and ready to be read.
I’m uncertain about you SoundCloud. Promoting books via podcasting on your platform might not be an author’s best option. I agree. You were first on the scene but late in supporting podcasters. Yes, I see you’ve done a lot of work for musicians. The effort you provided them is commendable. But let’s face it: podcasting […]
Stop Hounding Me Soundcloud! I Was Only Looking! Read More »
There’s a soft-sell online advertising alternative for fiction authors. It’s Instagram. The soft-sell approach is just as important for online promotions as the direct ones. I’ve found that new followers come from every corner. Instagramming fits the bill! I guess the problem is that everyone has something to sell—there’s too much. The buy-this-buy-that online bombardments
Instagramming For Behind-The-Scenes Content Read More »
RSS is sneaky. It’s a way for fans to pick up your website’s content without informing you. No signups are required to get RSS content. And more and more fans are going old-school and doing it this way. This means that if you’re the author of a blog or website, your fan base could be
How Many Anonymous Fans Are Taking In Your Content Via RSS? Read More »
Ever read a book that just seems to stop in the middle of nowhere? It’s as if the author just ran out of things to say and then walked away from it. Weird. It’s a common assumption. The writer simply stopped. That’s it. As an author, I can attest to a few other reasons why
Finding Endings to the Stories We Write Read More »
I have a hate/hate relationship with Inkjet Printers. They drink ink at a phenomenal rate, one that would be called an unhealthy dysfunction if we applied what they do to the human world. Before you scowl at me for complaining, there is a reason. I have an inkjet printer in my home. I’m sorry. I
Printer Inkolism! The Printers that Drink Way Too Much. Read More »
I’ve rowed many a beautiful, postcard-esque waterway in my time. Some of them are beyond beautiful and English superlatives don’t them justice. Sh*t Creek isn’t a part of that list. Nothing good comes to those finding themselves floating in Sh*t Creek. You won’t find it on a map. Google can’t locate it. There are no
Up Sh*t Creek Without A Paddle. The Way Aussies Talk. Read More »
I remember those fishing days like it was yesterday. Dear Dad would fire up his old Seagull outboard late on Friday afternoon, which told me that the weekend was about to be filled with watery expectations. A test run was always done inside a tall bin half-filled with water on our driveway. The engine burbled
Childhood Memories and The Sudden Disappearance of My Father Read More »
When it’s time to replace a cat that has passed, my local cat shelter is my first and only choice to find my next furry friend. I’m a cat person. It’s true. I like pussies. From their funny noses to the pink jellybean pads on their cute, little feet, I pretty much like all parts
My Cat Is A Rescue Cat Because I Love Rescue Cats! Read More »
Legendary storyteller Stephen King goes into the deepest well of his imagination in this spellbinding novel about a seventeen-year-old boy who inherits the keys to a parallel world where good and evil are at war, and the stakes could not be higher—for that world or ours. This one has got to be the best King-built
Is This King at His Best? Read More »
Chances are, Peter Elvison means nothing to you. He’s nobody and the Internet is a large place. It’s impossible to know everyone at once, living or dead. But there are some out there who’ll do an Internet search in the not-to-distant future and type in the words Peter Elvison – to find out more about
Peter Elvison: 6 Feb 1948 – 11 Feb 2019 Read More »