How Language Shapes our World
Noam Chomsky is famous for his suggestion that language shapes the way we think. Put very simply, we have no concept of anything we can't describe with words. He also believes there is a universal grammar that all humans instinctively adhere to. Although I personally...
What the Music Industry Reveals About Publishing
This post was written as a guest post for the wonderful Silver Threading blog. Be sure to check it out! The incumbents had spent decades building the perfect business model. Anyone who wanted their art to reach the world had to go through specialized agencies, who...
Interview with Daniel Dombrowski for the Quantum Flux Podcast
You may remember Daniel Dombrowski of the Nonlocal Science Fiction Magazine. The first issue includes a story by me, called "Shoot the devil." Daniel has now kindly interviewed me for his podcast, Quantum Flux. You can listen to the interview below, or on his page!
10 Inspiring Facts for Indie Authors
I found this wonderful post on Wise Ink Creative Publishing and am sharing. As always, there's been some editing to add my thoughts, but you can read the original post on the Wise Ink's website. 10 Inspiring Facts for Indie Authors If I had a dime for each time one of...
Dos and Don’ts on Writing a Book Blurb
The inspiration for this post came from a little gem I found on the Passive Guy's Newsletter (if you aren't already a subscriber, what are you waiting for? It's free!). After some heavy editing, it ended up as this post. The original post came from the Self Publishing...
How to Increase Twitter Engagement and Followers
I found this little gem on Effrosyni Moschoudi's blog, then traced it to its origins, on QuickSprout. If you feel overwhelmed by all this, Neil Patel, the infographic's creator, has this to say in conclusion: "If you only have time to follow one piece of advice from...
Measuring Time, Author-Style
Now, please don't get me wrong. I love helping out others, especially Indie authors. After all, I wouldn't be here today had not some lovely people taken the time to help me out. However, I do suffer from a chronic shortage of time. This is partly because of my...
Brilliant Words You Didn’t Know You Needed
Continuing on the subject of words, you may have heard me say now and again how I marvel at the beauty and flexibility of the English language. So why aren't these beauties found on BuzzFeed part of our everyday conversations already? Errorist (n) Someone who...
Any Ol’ Word Will Do
What's in a word? "The constant interchange of design ideas between architects and clients; clients and their friends; architects and their peers is one of design's most distinctive qualities, yet it is often neglected by researchers," I read out, reading from the...
We are storytellers. Once again, with pride
What’s that well called? There once was a well, in the middle of a field. It was known, quite unimaginatively, as the well in the field. Then, one morning, the farmer who owned the field found a drowned body inside. Shocked, the nearby villagers changed the well’s...
Book Feature: Chimera by N.J. Tanger
Here is a trick question: Who is N.J. Tanger? Answer: Three people. Nathan M. Beauchamp, Joshua Russell, and Rachael Tanger. Josh and Nathan wrote Chimera. Rachael gave the book a thorough editing. The book will be launched on April 24. Meanwhile, why not find out a...
Magna Carta Competition
The Magna Carta paved the way for the emergence of the House of Commons and democracy as we know it today and became the foundation for the US Constitution. To celebrate the 800th anniversary of the ‘sealing of the Magna Carta,’ Blackheath Dawn is running a FREE...