Review – The Resurrection of Ditte The Resurrection of Ditte came to me in a rush. I think it is one of the best things I have ever written. For sure, it is one of my best ever short stories. Yes, it is that good (in my opinion). Background I have written Holocaust era stories […]
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook by Gary Vaynerchuk Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook is a bit too cleverly named, but the premise is an interesting one. Essentially, what Gary Vaynerchuk is saying is, little bits of content and engagement which reach your potential customers are the setup for the big finish (which is not really […]
More Community Management ideas, tips and tricks. This time it’s about leaving the main topic behind.
CLUMPS of SEO Huh? CLUMPS is an ugly acronym and I apologize profusely for that. But if you want to build and promote a website and improve your SEO (Search Engine Optimization), you should think in CLUMPS. What are CLUMPS? I will explain. Content C stands for Content, and Content is King. Don’t believe me? Try looking […]
A Look at This is My Child A child is born. And that kid is not human. This is My Child puts together just what it would be like if we humans ever had to save a sentient alien species. Background In truth, this story was written as a wholly original version of some fan […]
Book Review: Stephen King On Writing For my social media writing class at Quinnipiac, we were required to purchase Stephen King On Writing although it turned out to be an optional work. I think the work was decent. A lot of people seem to fall over themselves with praise for King. Me? Eh, not so much. […]
Progress Report –Second Quarter 2019 How great was second quarter 2019? So I spent second quarter 2019 mainly editing. This is because The Real Hope of the Universe had over 185,000 words to start with. So how amazing was that? Second Quarter 2019 Posted Works First of all, I spent time on editing The Real […]
Tips for keeping users on topic as needed.
Complex evil characters For complex evil characters to work, you’ve got to give them some screen time, as it were. Because a paragraph or two simply will not cut it. Backstory Since evil characters are a certain type of character, it pays to give them a backstory as deep and rich and meaningful as the […]
Review – The Enigman Cave The Enigman Cave has some of its roots in fan fiction. Background So I had created a wholly original species called Witannen. They had flowers growing out of their scalps instead of hair, and the pure Witannen would sport little vestigial wings which couldn’t be used for much of anything. […]