Review Meta Fail

Review Meta Fail

Self-publishing guru David Gaughran may have shed some light on the recent review purge by Amazon. There’s an article doing the rounds at the moment from the Washington Post suggesting that the Amazon is undergoing some kind of fake review crisis. There are problems with Amazon reviews, of course, but…
April 30, 20186 Comments
Dragon Energy

Dragon Energy

A+ list rapper Kanye West coming out as a Trump supporter perfectly demonstrates the crucial importance of retaking cultural ground, which Conservatives have been ignoring for decades. You can tell that Kanye's Trumpism has struck a massive blow to the Left's cultural hegemony by their unhinged reaction to his escape…
April 27, 201815 Comments
Bringing Shame Back

Bringing Shame Back

While I expected two general types of pushback against my recent post that was (only tangentially) related to "This Is me", the volume and lockstep uniformity of those knee-jerk responses surprised me. To recap, first we have the pop culture copper tops who've been plugged into the mass media Matrix…
April 26, 201814 Comments
Cat Pay Pig

Cat Pay Pig

A Twitter user's reaction to yesterday's post perfectly demonstrates the effectiveness of aiming for the emotions instead of the intellect. To the untrained eye, my interlocutor may look like a vaguely anthropomorphized cat, but its semi-literate tweeting soon reveals its true nature as a Disney paypig. Now, some might be…
April 25, 201819 Comments
What We’re Really Up Against

What We’re Really Up Against

...Is revealed as Vox Day attempts to explain the Right's dire need to produce cultural products that can counter the Left's highly effective propaganda. It's hard not to be stirred by the new SJW anthem, THIS IS ME. It hits all the right rhetorical chords. Only if you understand what…
April 24, 201839 Comments
Trad Pub Is Dead

Trad Pub Is Dead

AAA video game designer Mark Kern recently took to Twitter seeking publishing advice, and luckily for him Galaxy's Edge co-author Nick Cole answered. That was quite an enlightening barrage of truth bombs Nick dropped there. I'm also sure he's earned another satisfied customer. Sadly, a nasty case of tradpub Stockholm syndrome…
April 23, 201811 Comments
You Have to Commit

You Have to Commit

Commenter anonme offers a valuable addendum to the Culture War Field Manual. Going to agree with all the points, and chip in my two cents.  >1. Stop Giving Money to People Who Hate You You have to commit to this one. No you can't just ignore them and they'll go…
April 20, 201818 Comments
Culture War Field Manual

Culture War Field Manual

Reader Heian-kyo Dreams comments: I don't watch much tv, but probably end up using some of the products with distasteful ads. I don't buy many Trad pub books, but I do buy a ton of indie authors (like you.) I'm not sure how else to contribute to declowing the world other…
April 19, 201815 Comments
RIP Art Bell

RIP Art Bell

A weekend news item that may have gotten lost in the shuffle with all the stories about Syria, Russia, and Trump's lawyer was the death of legendary talk radio host Art Bell. Art had been mostly retired for over a decade. My audience tends to skew younger, so it's unclear…
April 18, 20183 Comments
Author Interview: Adam Smith

Author Interview: Adam Smith

The Daytime Renegade recently conducted an interview with my friend and editing client, author Adam Lane Smith. Their discussion ranges over several fascinating topics that aspiring authors would do well to peruse. Adam's background and his experience with traditional publishing struck a particular chord with me. I grew up in…
April 17, 201816 Comments