I know it's not Thanksgiving, but today I want to give thanks for some things. I have two lists: General My darling wife: She is a wonderful friend, mate and companion in life. We don't have everything
Continue readingStress. Uncertainty. I lay awake until 3am last night, my brain refusing to shut down. It had a lot to think about: Project at work not going according to plan, with a deadline looming My mother's health A
Continue readingWe all seek opinions about everything, every day, either at home, school or work. We ask friends and family, we ask acquaintances on Facebook or other social media. Do you like this? What should I wear?
Continue readingSince my patient and wonderful wife puts up with my hours at the keyboard, and my mood swings between excitement and hatred of my work, it seems only fair to allow her time at the “mic”. This
Continue readingI've noticed a growing number of author Twitter profiles with the word bestseller or best-selling, even new authors. This made me think: Just what is a bestseller and are these folks being optimistic,
Continue readingThis post concerns the amateur reviewing of books, e.g. on Amazon or Goodreads, as opposed to professional reviewing for magazines, publishing trade papers or for publishers themselves. I’ve been an
Continue readingNow and then, I catch myself rushing: anxious to publish and hurrying my writing. Luckily, I have techniques to combat this mindset (one of which involves an excellent Malbec or Chianti), and it becomes
Continue readingTo my surprise, I found my stress levels increasing after I had finished the first draft of my first book. I had expected my writing fears to be suppressed by the elation of finally getting somewhere and
Continue readingThe last couple of months have been incredibly stressful for me as I gear up toward the launch of my first book. I wanted to share a couple of observations in the hope I might help just one budding author
Continue readingI've read a lot of blog posts and articles recently about why and how readers buy ebooks. Many pundits claim that Amazon is so full of self-published drivel that readers have no clue what to buy. I want
Continue reading