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When you aren't smart enough to know when enough is enough. This Indie author gig can be demanding (if you allow it and/or position...

Fact: writing is hard. Fact: I hate my writing. Fact: I started liking it during one of the first Zodiac books (probably The Gemini...

"They" tell you that you keep that one fan in mind as the person you're writing stories for, be they an actual person or a notional one...

BLUF: Beating a deadened drum (This post is only for those of you making or wanting to make a living with your writing--in full or in...

BLUF: Jim Rohn was right. Motivational speaker Jim Rohn famously said we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with....

BLUF: Measure the little things. I don't sell thousands of copies of books a month. Most times, I don't even sell hundreds. I'm not...

BLUF: All About Structure If you're serious about publishing, you need structure in your writing life. Here's a brief outline of what my...

BLUF: People can be stupid. I recently developed the courage to read through the Goodreads reviews of my book, "12 Deaths of Christmas."...

This weekend I went to a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight night in Tacoma … and was pulled back from the edge of giving up on writing. Me?...

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(This is a transcript for episode 101 of the Horrible Writing Podcast, which you can find wherever you listen to podcasts.) So there's no...

Triple digits baby. One hundred epic episodes of Horrible Writing. Whoever would have thought this would have worked out like this. I've...

First Person; second person; third person; omniscient; third person close: POV and the choice and when to make it - why to make it. This...

Politicians, preachers, and advertisers are great storytellers. They enrapture, enrapture, enrapture. What do they have that we don't?...

I'm actually supposed to be writing, not talking to you. So why are you hearing me? Let's talk about that in this episode of Horrible...

"Nobody gets it. I'm the only writer in my family. And I feel alone." - this episode of Horrible Writing. Welcome to Horrible Writing....

I have very little experience with the pitch "war" format (where writers are chosen & mentored based on stories entered), but I've had...

BLUF (Bottom line up front): Double, triple, quadruple check, & one trick to overcome errors & make good money. In lesson #412 of Don't...

Earlier today while driving on the freeway, a black BMW passed me on the left. Out of the sunroof popped a young lady, no older than 17,...

I've hit 200,000 words before April! I've got the highest word-count goal for the year I've ever set for myself. I'm driven. All my life,...