Brent Thomas's Blog, page 68
June 11, 2016
Story thoughts
Showers are great. Not only do they get you clean and refreshed, but it also serves as a great idea generator. I don’t know why it is but the I get a lot of my story ideas and breakthroughs while showering. I sometimes wonder if I didn’t have a real life job, would showering in… More Story thoughts
June 10, 2016
School Blues
A few times a year the school I work at has a special meeting. At that talk we go over all the students who are facing beyond-the-norm problems. Obviously I am not going to go into any great detail but I will say these problems run from academic troubles to emotional issues to recent divorces… More School Blues
June 9, 2016
What I Learned From Apocalypse’s Choke
I will admit that at the start of this kerfuffle I was totally in the camp of “Hey, it is just a poster of two people fighting. Sure, Mystique is getting choked by Apocalypse, but he’s the big bad. People getting upset are taking things wildly out of context.” Admittedly, I also thought that if… More What I Learned From Apocalypse’s Choke
June 7, 2016
Rebranding Me
I took a step yesterday that I’ve been pondering for a while now. It is a small and simple step and already seems to be paying off. I changed the name of my Facebook page. I started this page last year as a place to help spread the word about my book, Deadly Troubadours. I… More Rebranding Me
June 6, 2016
Brent & Lydia Talk Starman 04: Starman 03
In the fourth episode your hosts, Brent and Lydia, continue talking the Jack Knight/Starman Odyssey! Today they talk the third issue of Starman! Intro/Outro music by Mates of State. Presented by Comics League International!
June 5, 2016
Japan’s Double Standard
In Shinjuku smoking isn’t allowed on the streets and smoking isn’t allowed at all in train station bathrooms. And yet both of these are commonly encountered during my commute. I have never heard of anyone being ticketed for smoking and have seen both police and security guards actively ignoring smokers. When the presence of illegal… More Japan’s Double Standard
June 4, 2016
Father’s Day/Birthday Sale
Little known fact about me: I was born on Father’s Day. I’ve been guilty in the past of telling my dad that since I’m still around I’m all the father’s day gift he needed. Hopefully I at least got or made him a card… But this year Father’s Day falls on June 19th and my… More Father’s Day/Birthday Sale
Daycare Sports Day
To understate things, being a parent brings with it a decent amount of new experiences. Some of them are more emotional, like feeling both unconditional love at the same time as pretty extreme annoyance when your little guy is full of smiles and wants to play at 4:00am. Then there are things like Sports Day,… More Daycare Sports Day
June 2, 2016
Cost/Benefit Analysis (part 3)
One of the had parts about being a self-publishing author in isolation is figuring out how everything works. Of course, one solution is to join some kind of group, but I barely know where to begin for that. I’m look for advice online and have found some helpful sites, but there is also a lot… More Cost/Benefit Analysis (part 3)
Cost/Benefit Analysis (part 2)
A little over a month ago, I wrote about my experiences using Facebook ads both to gain potential buyers and to gain likes on my Facebook page. Writing that made me curious about the possibility of sending people from Facebook directly to this website. That is what today’s post will deal with. Tomorrow I’ll continue this analysis… More Cost/Benefit Analysis (part 2)
