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Harlan Ellison’s Writing Style, Method, and the Stories That Proved It
HG Wells: Social Commentary and Predictive Vision in Speculative Fiction
Social Commentary in Speculative Fiction
Pablo Neruda’s Imagery and Approach
Stephen King’s Actual Writing Process
Building Believable Cultures in Speculative Fiction
Steampunk and the Hero’s Journey and Heroine’s Journey
Cryptids, Collective Unconscious, and Speculative Fiction
Jungian Archetypes in Popular Speculative or Fantastic Fiction
Creating Author Study Guides to Expand Reach
Using Author Workshops to Reach New Readers, Libraries, Bookstores, and More
Psychohistory and Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy: TV or Book
Narrative Structures of Cosmic Horror
Narratives of Post Humanism and Speculative Fiction
One Novel Outline to Rule Them All, Maybe
Villains Worth Studying
The Outer Limits and Powerful Story Arcs
Unreliable Narrators in Speculative Futures
Star Trek Characters Formed a Relatable Family Unit That’s Transcended Generations
Octavia Butler and the Heroine’s Journey
World Building in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Writing a Utopian Horror Novel or Screenplay
Writing the Utopian Novel
How I Used Save the Cat to Outline Book One of My Dystopian Science Fiction Trilogy One Grain of Sand
Canterbury Tales and the Way to Thread Similar Patchwork Quilts
Writing in Trance, Music Loops & Inspiration Flow
Kishōtenketsu vs. Snowflake Method vs. Seven-Point Story Structure
Writing “Twilight Zone” Type Stories with a Kishotenketsu Twist
Dan Harmon’s Story Circle
Narratology and the Big Story Writers Need
Save The Cat Versus the Seven Point Story Structure
Plottr Versus Novel Factory
The Hero’s Journey for Screenwriters and Authors
Save The Cat for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror: A Beat Sheet to Keep Your Wonder (and Dread) on Track
Bending Toward the Fichtean Curve: Plotting by Lightning Strike
Science Fiction Author Marketing: Strategies That Actually Work
Marketing science fiction and horror can be difficult, especially when your focus as an author is to write the best fiction possible. In this post, I give examples of unconventional marketing strategies used by famous science fiction and horror writers you can learn from and apply for your own work.
How to Market & Sell Your Poetry with Digital Marketing
Marketing and selling your poetry can be difficult, especially if you prefer to focus on the writing. In this blog post, I delve into ways to market and sell your poetry using the power of applied digital marketing. Dig in!
Social Media Hate & Using Social Media Properly for a Business
Social media hate is very prevalent these days with a divided United States (and other countries of course); moreover the misues of social media brings up the larger question: How should business owners use social media properly to avoid the drama and get done what they really want? Let’s dive in.
Ghosting and Lead Generation
What a ghost wants and what a ghost needs are often two very different things. Ghosts can’t generate leads.
Echo Chambers
Echo chambers can help you or hinder you. How?
Narcissism’s Rise
To what do we owe the rise in narcissism? Were we as a people addicted to it all along?