Unsupportive family members suck when it comes to your writing. Let me share a story with you. I had an aunt who had read one of my very first published books. It was bit of an add series; I’m still not sure it’d do well in the market because it combined...
I spend the first fifteen days of each month (my goal is 1000 words each day) working on my serial stories I release both under my fantasy pen name, as well as my queer erotic romance pen name. Today marks the transition from portal fantasy to my erotic romance, and...
NaNoWriMo created a shitstorm (of their own making) when they released a statement on AI driven by their sponsorship by ProWritingAid, which has been used as an automated grammar checker, but now has unspecified AI features. (Pivot to AI) In this statement, NaNoWriMo...
The leading cause of enshittification of the internet is that the very people who use services like social media or crowdfunding platforms are now what’s being sold–not the service itself. We’ve gotten away from selling goods and products to selling...
Last night I watched the first episode of World Eats Bread, which talks about sourdough bread in San Francisco and some of the bakeries, like Rize Up Bakery, that are doing amazing things. The bottom line was that the individuals profiled followed their passion. They...
I don’t think I’m alone in saying that if I could just write and the stories would magically release and promote themselves then that would be an idea way to go. I’ve talked about how I made writing my “happy place”, the self-care I do...
