Category Archives: Personal Success

Autistic Writer Series: Creating Characters

Characters are the backbone of all fiction. Some argue it’s conflict. They have a case to make. Still, much can be forgiven in a fiction if we enjoy the characters we spend our time with. I succeed as an author if readers enjoy my characters as far as I’m concerned. Reading and relating to people …

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Autistic Writer Series: Introduction

I’m an Autistic writer. I only sometimes use the term, however–in short bios and such. That’s because while both “Autistic” and “writer” are considerable components of who I am, the term doesn’t define me. Not all of me, at least. Further, while I do write about being on the Autism Spectrum, it’s not my only …

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Less Than Medium

I have written several essays over on Medium over the last year or two. None of them have gone viral. Disappointing, but the price one pays sometimes for not being well connected already. I was, however, willing to accept the possibility of the right person reading my work on the site, and guiding it to …

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White People Must Act

I won’t explain either the George Lloyd situation or the overall huge systemic rot in the United States as regards racial injustice and bigotry. If you’ve bothered to read this, you already know, but if not it’s easy to learn more about via simple reading of the news. I will say that we all must …

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Bad Business

I have major changes to announce pertaining to the business side of my author life. Until further notice, all of my books, current, and any I will publish in the foreseeable future, will be free in e-book form, outside of Amazon. As my blog has often mentioned, Amazon will not allow an author to give away his …

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