Ten years. I started writing fiction in 2016. Published my first novel in 2018. And here I am, still at it, still learning, still making promises about engagement that I swear I’ll keep this time. (Yes, I know. I’ve said that before. But this year, I mean it. Probably.) The Part Where Everything Changed 2025 […]
Happy New Year: Looking Back on 2025 and Ahead to 2026 Read More »
It has been a very long time since I’ve posted to my blog–far too long–that I feel like Rip Van Winkle waking after a long sleep. I apologize for my long silence, catalyzed by the shock of the global pandemic and subsequent changes to my plans to become a full-time author. Given that I’m about
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In August 2020, I conducted an audience survey in collaboration with nine other authors who write fiction stories involving technology themes. We offered readers ten FREE eBooks in exchange for responses to twenty questions about entertainment habits, genre, and tone preferences. We received 1,300 responses in two weeks. In this post, I provide an in-depth
Audience Survey: Entertainment Habits, Genre, and Mood Read More »
Saying goodbye to a decade… Each year since I first started writing in 2016, I’ve reviewed my accomplishments for the past year and set new goals for the year (and maybe this time if I’m feeling really spunky, for a whole decade? Nah…). I’ve often heard it said that we tend to overestimate what we
My Goals in 2020: The Start of A New Decade Read More »
You wanted a sneak preview? First, a few words by way of introduction. And I promise, only a few. Definitely not 50K. Well, I didn’t “win” Nanowrimo month. In case you didn’t know, every November, hundreds of thousands of fiction authors commit to the goal of writing 50,000 words in one month. And not just
Day 79: Sneak Preview of Rescind Order Read More »
In Texas, we spend a great deal of time managing and living among wild creatures. SPOILER: they’re sometimes dangerous (ohh, danger), and they’re always bigger than anything I’ve seen elsewhere. Apparently, everything is bigger in Texas. At least that’s been my experience thus far. I’ve recently decided that wild creatures are like good characters in
Day 66: Wild Creatures are like Good Novel Characters Read More »
More than two weeks ago now, I announced my crazy intention of producing a musical stage play on nuclear weapons and artificial intelligence called American Doomsday. You can’t see me right now, but I’m laughing and shaking nervously. And asking myself, “wait, what?” In the meantime, I’ve started the novel that will serve as the basis for
Day 16: What Has Been Seen Cannot be Unseen Read More »
I’ve often heard the phrase, timing is everything. After spending several decades on this planet, I’m inclined to agree. As a fiction writer and content creator, I get new ideas every day and can get excited about any number of them. Sadly, I don’t have the time, energy, or resources to execute them all. But
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I wrote this essay as part of A Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA) Periodic Publication entitled AI, China, Russia, and the Global Order: Technological, Political, Global, and Creative Perspectives edited by Nicholas D. Wright and Mariah C. Yager. For the full paper, visit the NSI website. Introduction In my recent reflections about the exponential growth in artificial
Beware the Jabberwocky: The AI Monsters Are Coming Read More »
Sitting at my computer this evening, I’m feeling a bit sheepish. I may have already gotten off on the wrong foot as an Indie author in 2019. For one, I’ve not kept pace with my planned writing/editing quotas this month–it’s been such a slog. I’ve also been procrastinating on setting my goals for 2019 for
Setting Goals for 2019 Read More »
