Are you reading this post? Of course you are! What a silly question. Chances are, then, you've had to click past this pesky Warning Page, declaring that some people found material on my blog to be objectionable. I guess I had it coming. After all, I am a nudist, and a lot of people find my... Continue Reading →
The Secret to Becoming a Great Author
It has recently come to my attention that I am too ugly for YouTube. That's right. A kind viewer was recently kind enough to kindly point this out to me. And all these years, I thought I was this studly guy, when in fact, I could have been playing the lead role in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.... Continue Reading →
Aenya News Update 9/20/2015
Sometimes, there is so much going on in my head and in my life, I have to break it down in a news-style format. Niches are for Bitches What is perhaps my most crushing news, my Ages of Aenya Kickstarter failed to raise the $10,000 needed for editing and marketing. Just the editing alone costs... Continue Reading →
Definition: Comignorant
Comignorant: (n) (adj.) A person or persons who make a statement in response to an issue they know very little about, or have not properly researched. May also be used as an adjective to describe said person. For example, "Don't be comignorant, study up before you say something!" Comignorants are symptomatic, I think, of our... Continue Reading →
Olympia Publishers and the Art of the Soft Scam (Updated 2018)
Nobody has time for yours. This post was going to be something else entirely, a celebration. My wife and I received a positive response from a publisher, and the other night, we made a special toast at P.F. Chang's, "To passing the second gate!" See, there are three main obstacles to getting your book in... Continue Reading →
Ages of Aenya Kickstarter Video
OK, so it's probably no secret that I am camera shy. Being a writer and all, I definitely feel most comfortable behind the page. But we live in an age of video. My 5 year old kid is addicted to YouTube. She can watch hours of kids unboxing toys. And it bums me out, knowing... Continue Reading →
The Hurdle of Reading and Dealing with Hubris as an Undiscovered Writer
Is it??? So, the other day, a fan of mine (I do have them) suggested I act more enthusiastically about my book. I need to sell it like it's the greatest thing since movable type. This was in response to my disappointing Kickstarter campaign. As of today, I have only managed to raise about $900... Continue Reading →
Climbing Mount Apathy
The Internet asks us to feel about everything, for global warming, police brutality, assholes who fly giant Confederate flags from their pickup trucks, AIDS in Africa, and poachers who'll soon make elephants extinct. We are expected to be outraged when a parent disowns a gay teen, and to rally when a dentist kills a famous lion.... Continue Reading →
Measuring Time on Aenya
If you're a fantasy author, you need to put a lot of thought into the world you are creating. Maps are a world-building must, but you may also include a timeline and a glossary. At the very least, writers should consider their history, because a setting without a past cannot exist. While it may not... Continue Reading →
Martian Meh
So, I am in my office, pretending to do my job at Country Pizza & Italian Grill, and my computer screen is blinking at me with a list of casualties. No, I am not planning a terrorist attack. I am trying to decide who will survive the naval battle in my next book, and that's... Continue Reading →
The Art of Storytelling 
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