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  • Prepper Mindset: Adventures in Retail

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    Howdy freeholders! Last time I talked about my observations working in a retail environment before a hurricane hit. In this post, I’ll go over my observations working in a different retail store, this time in Texas, when a major ice storm rolled through the area. [1] I don’t know if you know anything about Texas,…

  • Prepper Mindset: The Hurricane

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    Howdy Freeholders! Today I’m writing about the prepper mindset and how people perceive—or their lack of perception—situations that are or could in fact be quite dangerous. In a previous post about being prepared and the prepper mindset I briefly mentioned having an experience or two to share with you. When I lived in Florida and…

  • How I beat Writer’s Block (TLDR: with a stick!)

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    Howdy, Freeholders! Okay, I had to post something different this week.  I’m going to tell you about how I overcome writer’s—or editor’s—block. And it all started with a painting. When I was working on the final version of Sic Semper Tyrannis, I found it increasingly hard to focus on a particular chapter.  I know what…

  • Writing Process: Marketing (part 2)

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    My Writing Process Series Howdy Freeholders, So here we are, the last in the planned series of posts about how I create, publish, and market a book. Last time we left off with the 1st tier marketing company I use (hint: it’s BookBub). Today, I’m going to talk about the 2nd level of marketers I…

  • My Writing Process: Publishing (part 2)

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    My Writing Process Series Howdy Freeholders! Last time we left off with publishing basics, specifically at Amazon. This week, I’ll continue showing you how the sausage is made and pick up where we left off. Hang on tight, we’re going wide. Reminder: when independent authors say they’re going wide, they mean they’re publishing with anyone…

  • Special Event: Book Giveaway!

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    Okay, this isn’t my regular blog post for the week, but this isn’t any usual event I’ve taken part in before, either. Today and tomorrow only, I’m part of a book giveaway where you can get more than 100 Sci-Fi books (from more than 100 authors!) for FREE. Yes, for FREE. Why am I talking…

  • My Writing Process: Publishing (part 1)

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    My Writing Process Series Howdy Freeholders! It’s time for the next to last installment in my Writing Series of Blog Posts, all about Indie Publishing. This may not be your cup of tea if you’re happy being a reader, but if you’ve ever wanted to see your words in print and have a go at…

  • The day I became a dictator

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    Howdy Freeholders! This week’s edition of the Update will be a little different. I originally wrote the following post almost ten years ago in January of 2016. It’s just as appropriate today, since I get asked why and how I became a dictation writer —here’s the answer and the exact moment (January 8, 2016). If…

  • My Writing Process: Cover Design

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    My Writing Process Series Howdy Freeholders! It’s time for another episode in my series of how I publish books from start to finish. Last week we talked about how I format my books for not only digital but print. Today’s post deals with the most immediately visible part of my writing process, and some would…

  • My Writing Process: Formatting

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    My Writing Process Series Howdy Freeholders! In today’s blog post, I’m going over my formatting process. It’s not nearly as complicated as the editing process or as creative as the writing process, but it is perhaps one of my favorite parts of producing a book. Formatting…what’s the big deal? Formatting consistently, ensures my readers get…