I can’t see why not. But what does that mean? — Once upon a time, stunningly not so long ago, there were exactly 2 ways to publish a book. You could do it via a major publishing house or vanity press for self-publishing. The former came with marketing and distribution. The latter didn’t. The latter also tended to be pricey. Then…

Positivity is a choice that combines thought, feeling, intent, and action. — There is no telling what life will hand you today. No matter what you plan or prepare for, shit happens. People disappoint you, expectations aren’t met, and life will throw you curve balls out of nowhere. One day you might think, hey, it’s only a quarter mile to the post…

Gratitude matters to everything more than this holiday alone. — Today we celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States. I’d like, however, to ignore both the moral issues of the Colonists and their treatment of the Native Americans, as well as the modern-day commercialization of the holidays overall, and focus on the words and the intent. Thanks. Giving. Giving Thanks. Gratitude …

The inaction is strong with this one. Or is it? — Do you ever feel like you’re not doing enough? Maybe you have these bouts of work that last for a while here, a time there, but then, even if you’ve gotten a ton of stuff done, you still question what you’ve not done? Studies I’ve read (but am not looking…

I think it should always be shameless to promote your good work. — As a self-published, indie-author authorpreneur, writing is the second and most involved step of the story and the business. The second step, you might question? Of course. That’s because the first step is conceiving the idea. Human beings have thousands, if not tens of thousands of thoughts per day. Most…

Not the initial, visceral response, but what you do next. — I’m about to publish my first new book in 2 years. This is super exciting because this book is the conclusion to the series I’ve been working on since 2015. Saturday morning, before departing for an all-day event 2 hours away, I checked my email. The eBook variation — available…

Life is energy, and energy is life. — When we lose people dear to us, their energy has not gone. Instead, it has been transmuted back to the Universe. We will miss the people we care about when they leave us. Their energy may be gone from our lives, but it’s not truly gone. Energy can never be…

Mindset gives choices direction and intent. But not choosing is also a choice. — Do you vote? Or are you one of those people who believes that your vote doesn’t count, so why bother? Voting or not voting is a choice. Choose to vote — even when your choices are between different stripes of asshole — and you are doing the minimal action available…

Indie-author self-promotion is utterly necessary. — As I’m writing this, I have multiple things happening in my indie-author world. This is the result of a lot of work on a lot of different levels over the past couple of months. Let’s start with the immediate, most time-sensitive element: My standalone fantasy/Steampunk, rise of the villain novel…