The other day I was lucky enough to be asked to sit down for an interview with author and blogger, Mike Chapman. In it, we dove into questions of philosophy, writing process, and even how The Care Bears were a
Don’t believe the title. In this book, EVERYTHING is strange. And it’s absolutely marvelous. A collection of very short stories by Mike Russell, Everything Is Strange comes across as a kind of mix of Black Mirror and The Twilight Zone,
Roughly ten years ago I released my very first novel, ‘The Trouble With Being God.’ It was what I called “a philosophical thriller” and it was my formal introduction to the world as an actual honest-to-goodness author. Now, ten years (and
In my life, I’ve learned a lot about editing. About proofreading, revising, spellchecking and grammar correction. And I’m sure you have too. I trained in journalism in college (and wrote a bunch of philosophy essays too), and have written a
Well kids, it’s here. The Unfortunate Expiration of Mr. David S. Sparks, my speculative sci-fi dystopian novel I’ve been talking about and working on for the last ten years is finally available. And the good news is it’s been getting fantastic early
This year I’ve made it a goal to read at least one book from a fellow independent author per month. From those, I also plan to share those which I find particularly good to help other independent authors find potential
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print by Renni Browne My rating: 5 of 5 stars My second read-through of this book. The first time I read it was when I started the editing process for my
It’s November, and I’ve decided to dive in and do NaNoWriMo again this year. I failed last year (but that book will still be finished and released – it’s just on hold!). But this month I’m working on a brand