Nicholas C. Rossis

10 Desk Essentials Every Writer Needs for Productivity

Jun 24, 2025 | My friends' Guest Posts

This is a guest post by Edrian Blasquino, a college instructor turned wordsmith, with a passion for both teaching and writing. With years of experience in higher education, he brings a unique perspective to his writing, crafting engaging and informative content on a...

3 Fantasy Tropes I Love — And 3 I Avoid at All Costs

Jun 12, 2025 | Writing

This is a guest post by Savannah Cordova. Savannah is a writer with Reedsy, a marketplace that connects self-publishing authors with the world’s best editors, designers, and marketers. She loves science fiction and fantasy. 3 Fantasy Tropes I Love — And 3 I Avoid at...

When Book Marketing Fails

May 30, 2025 | Marketing

Book marketing has undergone far-reaching changes in the past few years. While in-person events and long-form interviews were once the staples, modern book marketing strategies now stress social media and phenomena like BookTok. Promoting books might seem like the...

Peculiar Tales: A New British Magazine

Apr 22, 2025 | My friends' Guest Posts, My Publications

A new magazine was just launched in the UK, and I’m mighty pleased to say it includes one of my short stories. Published by Chris Wade, Peculiar Tales is sci-fi/horror magazine aimed at those who love weird stories. But I’d better let Chris introduce his...

Sustainable Publishing: Can the Book Industry Cut Its Carbon Footprint?

Mar 31, 2025 | Publishing

This is a guest post by Edrian Blasquino, a college instructor turned wordsmith with a passion for both teaching and writing. With years of experience in higher education, he brings a unique perspective to his writing, crafting engaging and informative content on a...

Create a Buzz for Your Book Launch with Targeted Marketing Strategies

Feb 19, 2025 | Marketing

This is a guest post by Edrian Blasquino, a college instructor turned wordsmith with a passion for both teaching and writing. With years of experience in higher education, he brings a unique perspective to his writing, crafting engaging and informative content on a...

Everyone Hates This Restaurant!

Jan 19, 2025 | My Publications

It’s been a while since I last published something, but now I’m very, very pleased indeed to announce my latest release: Everyone Hates This Restaurant is an illustrated children’s book inspired by my daughter’s love of desserts — to the point...

Moving Through Life’s Changes with Confidence

Nov 7, 2024 | Random Musings

I worked as a web developer from 1995 to 2015. In 2013, I started this blog (11 years to the date). In 2014, I published my first book, and by 2019, I had switched to being a full-time writer. Meanwhile, I got married, moved from Edinburgh to Athens, lost loved ones,...

New Release: A Noble Bargain by Jan Sikes

Oct 23, 2024 | Blog hops tours & reblogs

You may remember my March feature of A Beggar’s Bargain by Jan Sikes. Today, I’m presenting A Noble Bargain, the second book 2 in her Bargainer series. I hope you enjoy the new release! A Noble Bargain Thank you, Nicholas, for allowing me to take over your...

5 Signs What You’re Reading is AI-Generated

Sep 12, 2024 | AI writing, Writing

In my day job, I use AI daily to research topics in a way and depth that a simple search simply can’t. But generative AI is a big no-no, as all our copy is human-written. I assumed everyone who’s serious about writing did that, so you can imagine my...