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February 15, 2022
You’re The Customer
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Over at his blog, Serdar discusses how people figure out what to write. Exploring what we want to write creates more satisfying works for the audience and the writer. It’s not always a comfortable process, and I’d like to increase the discomfort.
Who decides the value of your writing career? That’s important to know since you need to target your writing and efforts towards that person or...
February 13, 2022
Steve’s Update 2/13/2022
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The Way With Worlds series: We’re closing in on the start of “Misinfo, Disinfo, Propaganda, and Worldbuilding.” I’ve got a half-done outline and a pretty good vision for it, and having it out EOM March should be no problems. This week I am going to take a long-term look on how to get the covers switched over.
“The Agile Writer’s Mindset”: This starts in April. Let’s see if I can get it ...
February 9, 2022
You Don’t Have To Write
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I settled down to read The Society of the Spectacle, the classic work on how modern society’s economy becomes all spectacle with little substance. I’m sure I’ll have more to discuss, but I’d like to tell you about a reaction.
The book is broken into short chapters and numbered bits of analysis never more than a few paragraphs long. While reading the analysis of how we commodify the world ...
February 6, 2022
Steve’s Update 2/6/2022
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REMINDER My friend Ewen’s mom is in hospice, and there’s a GoFundMe for her, run by one of her roommates. If you can help, I’d appreciate it – https://www.gofundme.com/f/end-of-life-care-for-laura-cluney
The Way With Worlds series: I’ve planned out how to do the next Worldbook on Disinfo, Misinfo, and Propaganda. I’ve also get a few notes and a base outline! This one will probably be in ...
February 2, 2022
Unborn Authors
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Once I had a few books out, I realized how easy it is to publish (well, self-publish). I began speaking about it, advising, and helping out in writer’s groups. So many people want to write and I wanted to help!
Then I realized that many people say they want to publish books (or say they do), but the books rarely materialize. It’s frustrating to watch talent and enthusiasm never pay off, eve...
February 1, 2022
Steve’s Book Roundup 2/1/2021
I write a lot and have quite a few books. So now and then I post a roundup of them for interested parties!
The Way With Worlds Series
This is what I do a lot of – writing on worldbuilding!. You can find all of my books at www.WayWithWorlds.com!
The core books of the series will help you get going:
Way With Worlds Book 1 – Discusses my philosophy of worldbuilding and world creation essentials.Way With Worlds Book 2 – Looks at common subjects of worldbuilding like conflicts in your ...I write a lot and have quite a few books. So now and the...
I write a lot and have quite a few books. So now and then I post a roundup of them for interested parties!
The Way With Worlds Series
This is what I do a lot of – writing on worldbuilding!. You can find all of my books at www.WayWithWorlds.com!
The core books of the series will help you get going:
Way With Worlds Book 1 – Discusses my philosophy of worldbuilding and world creation essentials.Way With Worlds Book 2 – Looks at common subjects of worldbuilding like conflicts in your ...January 30, 2022
Steve’s Update 1/30/2021
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IMPORTANT UPDATE: My friend Ewen’s mom is in hospice, and there’s a GoFundMe for her, run by one of her roommates. If you can help, I’d appreciate it – https://www.gofundme.com/f/end-of-life-care-for-laura-cluney
The Way With Worlds series: Starting in March as noted. The cover conversion is pretty much “convert the covers then figure how to get them up.”
“The Agile Writer’s Mindset”:...
January 27, 2022
The Tower of Babbling
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The Attention Economy is everywhere. Hits on social media sell ad space. Pundits make stupid statements to get hits and rile voters. Everything is about getting us to look, click, and of course, serve up a few ads or maybe get a donation or sale out of us. The Attention Economy’s architects built it to use us, not serve us.
The result is a pile of data analysis, affiliated companies, shadow...
January 25, 2022
The Writer’s Game: The DeathSpank Series
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If the title concerns you, the DeathSpank series are a trio of comedy action RPGs from Hothead Games. You can stop worrying about the name.
Starting in 2010, this series follows the adventures of DeathSpank, a muscley but vacant hero in the vein of The Tick. Through three games (the titular first one, Thongs of Virtue, and The Baconing), our sword-swinging protagonist travels a colorful w...
