Writing is only the beginning. This collection explores the realities of authorship—craft, publishing pathways, and the uneasy balance between art and visibility. From shaping narrative to navigating markets, these posts examine what it means to be an author in a landscape where storytelling and self-promotion increasingly collide.
It wasn’t the storm that killed her. Not the lightning, not the wind, not the chaos she chased. It was something smaller. Something precise. A detail so insignificant it should’ve been harmless—until it wasn’t. And by the time anyone noticed, the photograph had already been taken.
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A quiet shift is underway. Not all books are written by human hands anymore—and most readers don’t realise it yet. As AI floods online catalogues with convincing but hollow stories, the line between crafted fiction and manufactured content is blurring. The question is no longer if—it’s how many.
Just How Many Books Aren’t Written by Humans? Read More »
A scream should shatter silence—but what if it never escapes? In the space between instinct and terror, something darker takes hold. Breath stolen, voice crushed, the body knows before the mind understands. This is where fear lives—not in the sound, but in the moment it’s taken away.
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Drawn to darkness when the world sleeps? This unsettling exploration of nyctophilia dives into the quiet pull of night, where thoughts distort, morality loosens, and hidden instincts surface. A gripping psychological descent into the mind’s shadowed corners—where comfort and unease blur, and something deeper begins to stir beneath the silence.
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Explore the elusive “paper orgasm”—that rare moment when writing shifts from effort to flow. This piece captures the quiet build, the creative surge, and the satisfying release every writer chases, but few can explain. For those who’ve felt it, and those still searching, this is the moment defined.
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Writers flood social media with noise, but every word shapes perception. This post explores how careless tweets damage credibility, why readers silently disengage, and how authors can sharpen their voice online. If words are your craft, even a tweet must earn attention—or risk losing it entirely.
Is X (formerly Twitter) More Noise than a Useful Connection? Read More »
Behind every successful site is invisible work. Discover how internal linking, tag refinement, and removing dead links reshape SEO, strengthen structure, and connect the right readers to your content without changing what they see.
Broken Links and Aligning My Site for a More Intimate Browsing Experience Read More »
It’s been a long time coming, but Forman is well on the way to becoming the latest Koontz. If you haven’t read his style of hard-hitting dark fiction, check it out now. It’s an intense, well-crafted approach to dark thriller writing. You won’t be disappointed. Title: SEETHINGSAuthor: Michael Forman SEETHINGS, a dark fiction novel penned
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I’ve had a wonderful time recording audio excerpts of my novel SEETHINGS and placing them on the Internet (Spotify) for your ears to enjoy. It’s been a long time since I first added audio to the Internet. In the beginning, I messed around with Soundcloud – many years ago. A friend put me onto it
SoundCloud For Podcasting? What about Apple or Spotify? Read More »
You’re a writer. There are a gazillion ways to arrange letters and words to make murder happen inside the pages of your fiction. You’ve got a character who is doomed, and now it’s time to bring your best words together to commit your special kind of crime. You’re creative, which means you’re observant and have
Let’s Commit Murder! Read More »