The official web home of William F. Aicher: the author of The Trouble With Being God and a self-proclaimed Internet rock star since 1996.
I’m addicted to my Roomba. In fact, I’m so addicted that I’m addicted to three Roombas (and one Scooba). They all have names. There’s Bob 2, Bob 3 and Sir Roberto the Fourth. (Bob 1 died, unfortunately). The Scooba is named Norbert.
If you don’t know what a Roomba is, the basic idea is this: it’s [...]
It’s been about six months since I last updated this blog. That’s a long time – too long, if you’d ask pretty much anyone out there who’s telling you how to build your personal “brand.”
The thing is though, your personal “brand” needn’t be like everyone else. What’s really important is what you want to define [...]
In a recent post, I mentioned that I was working on a new novel. This is true, but what I didn’t mention is that I’m also working on a new piece of nonfiction. This work focuses primarily on the cost and value of creation, and the damages that are happening to the creative class [...]
With the experiences I’ve had so far as an independent author, I’ve come across quite a few like-minded individuals. The problem is that some of them aren’t that great at writing something that grabs me (sorry, but it’s true). Some of them, however, are. This is where Scott C. Rogers falls with his debut, Celluloid [...]
Talk to me, people – and talk to each other.
That’s the most important message I try to get across to my team members. As the Director of both the Web Team and Marketing/Editorial Team at Musicnotes.com, I have a lot on my schedule. I directly manage and work with six extraordinarily talented individuals across these [...]
I’m sitting here on the floor at Austin’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive conference, waiting f0r the next panel discussion on my schedule to start, but as I sit here I wonder a bit what the point of coming to these conference really is. Sure, there are a lot of smart people here, and for [...]
Lately I’ve been trying to put a lot more focus on the idea of balance. In particular, finding balance between nature and technology within everyday life. I’ve always been a lover of both, but beyond personal interest I am a strong believer that finding an equilibrium between the two of them is key in [...]