Self-Publishing Professionalism

Book marketer Lynn Serafin of Spirit Authors has laid out a detailed breakdown on how to make your self-published book look professional to marketers, potential buyers, and readers alike. I’m direct linking here to another blog, but I found the information to be...

When a Journey is Done

You don’t know what to do. I finished my hike from Mexico to Canada along the Pacific Crest Trail a month and some change ago. Completing the journey brought up the same feelings as finishing my first novel. Confusion. Loss. Disappointment. Yearning. Yes, I...

Thru-Hikers Are Selfish

Choosing to thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail is the most selfish decision I have ever made. There is a sense of pride in taking on a challenge of such magnitude as the Pacific Crest Trail, a sense of accomplishment in the decision and preparation, and all before...

I Gave Up On Writing

I have given up on writing. My writing has come to a standstill. My production has not been this stagnant for over a decade, if not longer. The last six months have been nearly void of writing. Minimal effort put toward any creative endeavors, nearly zero contribution...

Enter GoPro and YouTube

New to my content creation arsenal is my new GoPro Hero 3+, and along with that comes a host for the new format of content, my YouTube account. I’ve had my new toys for little more than a week, and they’ve been a blast and a half to play with. This GoPro...

Who Do You Look Up To?

Who do you look up to? Have those people changed since you were a child? Why did you look up to them to begin with? I just finished watching an episode of Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown. The episode was in Jerusalem, but it was in a Palestinian refugee camp...

Hiking and Audiobooks

Boredom always seems to find me. Anything I do, even if it’s something I love, is ruined by boredom before long. I’ve found it’s best for me to entertain myself by cycling through several different projects at once. I write for twenty minutes, then...

Audiobook Available — Frostarc

The Frostarc audiobook is now available for purchase. Voice and production by Thomas Kitchen of Media Kitchen Films. The audiobook is about 9 hours in length and can be found on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. It was a pleasure working with Kitchen on this project. I was...

Audiobook in Production

An audiobook version of Frostarc will be available in Summer 2013. I have been working with Lucas Kitchen of Media Kitchen to put together an audiobook for my novel. Lucas is in the business of storytelling. He has voiced audiobooks, done some of his own writing, and...

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