Dissident Cinema

Dissident Cinema

One windfall of the Star Wars sequel trilogy fiasco is that it clued millions of ordinary people in to what folks in the counterculture have known for years: Hollywood isn't in the business of producing entertainment for a profit. Instead, the movie industry has become a propaganda factory for the…
February 5, 202114 Comments
Where Do You Get Your Ideas?

Where Do You Get Your Ideas?

"Where do you get your ideas?" Writers get this question often. It doesn't lend itself to a simple yes/no answer, so I'm gonna go in-depth with this one. Where ideas come from: Some are lifted from books, movies, TV, etc. and I file the serial numbers off and recombine them.…
January 26, 20213 Comments
Aspirational Marketing

Aspirational Marketing

Most folks in newpub unconsciously stumble out of the gate by calling themselves "indie authors". I know I did. But newpub means more than writing. If you go indie, you accept all the responsibilities of an author AND a publisher. As a result of indies' author-centric focus, a lot of…
January 18, 20214 Comments
Writing Romance

Writing Romance

One seldom-discussed perk of being a writer is the joy of seeing your back catalog finding new readers. Lately I've heard tell that folks are discovering my second Soul Cycle book, Souldancer. While Nethereal had some romantic elements, romance is much more central to the second book's plot. In preparation for writing it I…
January 12, 202110 Comments
Hiding Wealth

Hiding Wealth

*Disclaimer: The following is not intended to be, and should not be taken as, investment advice.*Perhaps the greatest disservice done to inmates of the American educational system, besides teaching them to hate themselves, is keeping them ignorant of wealth.This ignorance isn't limited to the means of wealth creation. Most people…
December 21, 202018 Comments
Newpub Marketing Manual

Newpub Marketing Manual

Embarrassing admission time: I have a chronic case of Boomer tech when it comes to social media. Longtime readers know I relentlessly advocate for elevating publishing out of the oldpub tar pits and into the newpub promised land. I'm the first to ditch obsolete publishing bromides and embrace newly emergent…
December 18, 20202 Comments
Witch Hunter

Witch Hunter

It's been two days, and to no one's surprise, former Con Inc. shill turned Leftist YouTuber Hunter Avallone has failed the Witch Test. Dux Bellorum did a bang-up job administering the test. There's just one vital finishing touch he missed. As soon as the subject has either a) replied to…
December 11, 20207 Comments
How to Write a Sentence

How to Write a Sentence

Working as a professional writer and editor these past years has not only taught me a lot about writing; it's shown me much that I didn't even suspect I didn't know. Since I always try to have one hand reaching down the ladder to help folks below me up while…
December 10, 202013 Comments
Antecedent Passions

Antecedent Passions

At this advanced stage of the West's decline, even the least observant have noticed that our rulers' increasingly absurd dictates aren't expected to help anyone. Instead, cruel farces like Drag Queen Story Hour, mandatory intersectionality indoctrination, and Zimbabwe-style land transfers are intended as humiliation rituals to demoralize the conquered populace.It's only…
November 25, 20206 Comments
Be Not Afraid

Be Not Afraid

 The protracted election circus that's dominated the news all week has my inbox filled with urgent questions from folks who are heavily invested in the outcome. These queries range from asking if the American Dream is really dead (it died a long time ago) to speculating that all this chaos…
November 9, 202011 Comments