Where the polished ends and the real begins.
This is the space where I drop the polished act and speak my mind without the usual filters.
No sugar-coating, no spin, just raw, honest opinion, laid bare. Here you’ll find my unvarnished thoughts, the whispers behind the curtain, and the truths that don’t always fit the script. Consider this your backstage pass to the real deal.
Reader’s Feedback POV
I Closed the Book, but It Didn’t Close Me I[...]
How do Royalties Work for Published Authors?
Published Authors and Royalties Here is the truth no one[...]
Goodness vs Character Flaws
It seems like writing about good people makes the book[...]
Dealing With Rejection
Rejection is the only honest editor most writers will ever[...]
Why Authors Should Design Their Own Book Covers
(and Stop Chasing Approval) Why You Should Design Your Own[...]
Feedback on Excerpts
Excerpts Lie Here is the strange little ritual we’ve all[...]
Dark Flash Fiction: Structure, Rhythm & Impact
Dark flash fiction lives in the narrow corridor between silence[...]
Dealing with Negative Feedback
Negative Feedback is a Pain Here is the uncomfortable truth[...]
Fonts and Genre Connection
Fonts. The quiet dictators of taste. The invisible hands shaping[...]
Atmospheric & Mythic Fiction: An Essential Guide to Liminal Storytelling
Atmospheric & Mythic Fiction Some stories live in the[...]
Writer’s Block and Other Elegant Excuses
Writer’s block is marketed like a disease with a personality.[...]
Let’s Write Liminal, Dreamlike Fiction
or: how to stop explaining everything and let the fog[...]
Rethinking Authorship in the Age of Technology
AI vs. Ghost-writing - A Manifesto Against Selective Outrage The[...]
The Psychology of Character Desire
Every story pretends it’s about plot. It’s lying. Stories are[...]
How to Write Emotionally Intense Fiction
Emotionally intense fiction does not come from bigger explosions, louder[...]
The Ghosts of Christmas
From Magic to Machinery There was a time when Christmas[...]
Unconditional Love
Social Media’s Favourite Costume: The PR makeover, treated like[...]
The Gift-Giver
On the Wild Impulse to Give Without Reason, some people[...]
The Bestseller Illusion: Why Great Writing Doesn’t Always Win
Somewhere between the flicker of a TikTok trend and the[...]
The Art of Self-Editing: A Writer’s Survival Guide
So, you’ve written a book. Congratulations. That was the easy[...]
