James Roddy and I took a day trip from Misawa to Towada-Ko, old Towada where there is a lake in the mouth of an ancient crater. This is a tourist spot for the Japanese, but not a place where many Americans go. It was really beautiful when we went – the leaves were starting to […]
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep53 – Stages of Advertising
Falling Gaijins
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep52 – Calculating series value
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep51 – Symbolism in Literature
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep50 – When is your writing not good enough?
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep49 – How to deal with a bad review
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep48 – Writing the last line of a book
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep47 – Staying Motivated
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep46 – When Clicks Don’t Turn Into Sales
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep45 – Blurb Basics
C&M Ep112 – Tips for newer authors
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When you’re not an alcoholic but the leadership is convinced you are.
Japan was an interesting place for me. Too bad I was too young (early 20’s) to enjoy it properly as testosterone and hormones made me waste much time in unhealthy pursuits:). A friend of mine, a Petty Officer 2nd Class in the Navy was arrested one evening for “disrespect to an Airman.” He was drunk […]
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep43 – Writing an Interesting Antagonist
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep42 – Writing an Interesting Protagonist
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep41 – Optimal Front Matter
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep40 – The First Line of a Novel
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep39 – Stacking promotions
My Memoirs – USAFA
USAFA I won’t tell too many stories about the Air Force Academy. I didn’t like it there and I wasn’t there for myself, so without the internal motivation, I was not going to be successful. I went from being a Cadet in the class of ’85 to a Private in the Marines. However, it was […]