Hello from Matt

Hello. A few years ago I tried starting a blog but wasn't very happy with it. One of the things about being a writer is that people assume that you have mastered the written word. The truth is, many creative people don't have strong technical skills. For some, it's a difficulty with math, a recall of names and dates, or procedural activities like what you might find in science. For me, it's spelling and grammar. I have an overactive imagination that works great to created characters and stories. Yet, I still stumble on spelling the most basic words and when to use the proper punctuation. Modern writing software works great to catch a lot of my mistakes, but it takes two editors to find about 95% of the errors in my books before I go to publish. So, when I have tried to write a blog like this in the past, it actually discouraged people from reading my books because they expected to find the same oversights in spelling and grammar in my published works. Yet, now that my books have found a measure of success and my fan base is growing, I'm being encouraged to give it a try again. With that in mind, I'm starting with this post. An apology for any mistakes you might find here or in any of my future posts. I will do my best to proofread what I have written before putting it up, but this will be a solo venture. I hope you find what I have to say to be of some interest. I'll keep most to the topics of my work, upcoming events, and tips for writers who want to self publish. Please force on the content and not the typos. Thank you.