What a year!

Achilles tears. Unemployment. Only two books published, one shy of my original goal.

Yet, I survived and I'm very excited about 2020.

Why?

First off, the Horrible Writing Writers Support Group. What an amazing collective of talented writers, especially people...

BLUF: Measure the little things.

I don't sell thousands of copies of books a month. Most times, I don't even sell hundreds.

I'm not writing full-time because I've made it. I'm writing full-time because I lost my job and, at my age and qualifications, I'm too much of a ri...

BLUF: All About Structure

If you're serious about publishing, you need structure in your writing life.

Here's a brief outline of what my writing day looked like when I was employed:

4:45 am - 5:00 am - Check & update Amazon rankings spreadsheet

5:00 am - 7: 15 am - Unint...

BLUF: People can be stupid.

I recently developed the courage to read through the Goodreads reviews of my book, "12 Deaths of Christmas." For context, this book is an anthology of Christmas-themed horror stories, ala Clive Barker's "Books of Blood."

One review jumped out...

BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front): Go with audio too ... or be left behind.

WARNING: This is written in a deliberately flippant manner because those of you who get it may be encouraged by it, and those of you who are still resisting might challenge some of your long-held assu...

This weekend I went to a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight night in Tacoma … and was pulled back from the edge of giving up on writing.

Me? Thinking about hanging up the typewriter?

You bet!

Books sales have dropped off the face of the planet. I can never find the time to in...

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