While working on edition 2 of The Silver Ninja and my top secret military novella. I realized that writing and painting are the same thing but look different. I would often watch livestreams from Stanley “Artgerm” Lau (who owns the studio I commission for cover artwork) and watch him create

DUST by Hugh Howey is the third and final book in the WOOL series. It returns to the roots of the first book and gives us that final and satisfying conclusion we were all waiting for.   Oh wait. Did I say satisfying? I meant disappointing, uninteresting, and anti-climactic. Quite

Hi all, for this post I’d like to talk about how to keep a reader engaged.   In today’s modern era of television, internet, texting, social media, *insert distraction here* it’s almost impossible to hold someone’s attention. People want results quickly so that they can get back to whatever important

Let’s get something out in the open.   I am -not- a talented writer. I never claimed to be, no one told me I am, and there have definitely been times where I felt like I didn’t know what the hell I was doing.   Yet I’m still writing. I

. . .   I hate this book.   Maybe hate is too strong a word. Disappointed and let down is probably a better descriptor. After all, there were some good parts scattered in bits and pieces till the end. Anyway, I’ve always hated prequels and this book only confirms