Category: Writing
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How a Phone can be a Writer’s Worst Enemy
Do you have a smartphone? That’s really a silly question. What decade am I living in? Being a sci-fi writer, I’m not so sure. The dystopia within the utopia we live in is rooted in our pockets, I’m pretty sure, unless you have one of those giant phones that won’t fit in your pockets. Then…
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How to Track Your Writing With a Spreadsheet
Happy New Year! It’s resolutions time, and I thought I would share a little bit about what I’m doing to optimize my writing process this month with Google Sheets. I would use Excel but this project doesn’t call for anything fancy. Why a spreadsheet? Can’t you just write a thousand words a day and call…
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Triangle Story: What’s Fair
What’s Fair by Daniel Bradley “Yep, it’s him,” Fred drawled, dropping the blind and stepping away from the window. Ellen felt an invisible insect the size of her scalp find a grip under her hair, tightening the muscles and sending unfriendly chills down her spine that found access to her gut. “Get back from the…
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7 of Cheap Flip-Flop
My tennis shoes feel like fat barnacles on the pier legs in air like this. There’s an old man selling flip-flops from a small shop that’s probably been here for a long time. Ten dollars. In Santa Monica Beach that probably means they’re worth two. Yeah, sure why not. They’re comfortable and feel appropriate for…
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Listening vs. Reading: Having the Best Experience with a Novel
Are you an audiobook listener, an e-reader, a paperback page turner? Or a mix of all three? Personally, I still prefer paperbacks for my ideal story absorbtion. The other day, while on a walk with my dog, I discussed a bit why I prefer reading without audible narration for optimal reader and author collaboration. The…
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Underwriting vs. Overwriting: My Philosophy
Who cares? Just kidding. Almost. What is underwriting or overwriting? They’re pretty self-explanatory, but just so we’re on the same page, here we’re talking about novels. Underwriters create a draft that has less than what the final demands, and overwriters stuff in all the detail plus its dog and family. We’re going to explore both…
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Song of Kardu is Published: Some Publishing Updates
It was a soft rollout for the most part on May 12, 2025. Admittedly, being a debut author putting his name out to the world for the first time means I know that I’m going to make mistakes and that each step of the journey is going to be a learning point. I got a…
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Finding the Right Daily Word Count Goal for a First Novel
The journey of writing is all uphill, isn’t it? I’ve been writing books steadily for about two years now, but I still haven’t quite hit my stride, not the one I feel that I can, anyway. If i write too hard, I feel like I’m losing quality, but if I write with too much focus…
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Navigating Annoying Phone Distractions While Writing
Ahoy! You’re sailing these confounded waters too? By waters, I mean the figurative back and forth slosh between addicting distractions vying for our time as writers. Do I even need to ask what they are for you? Actually yes, please comment what blocks you from hours of creative ocean-crossing. What’s mine? I’ll give you one…
