This one’s for all the writers out there. You know that event that comes around every November that gets a writer on pins and needles? No, I’m not talking about Black Friday, though I concede its massive discounts on writing tools and services are really nice and...

Starting a new story with the intention of selling it on Amazon or the other platforms comes with risk.

So, if you’ve read my last reposted newsletter article, “What’s Stranger than Nonfiction?,” you’ll remember that I talked about the oddity of loving a show or story that belongs to a genre we normally hate, and how, like choosing a partner from outside our usual...

Do you have a favorite movie, TV, or reading genre? A least favorite? Do you even pay attention to genre? Even though I enjoy a solid thriller, I’m no fan of horror stories. By nature, they end on a down note, usually arriving at their conclusions by way of high body...