Posts Tagged ‘novel’
That time I was on a Canadian radio talk show
Interview with Leslie Roberts of CJAD 800 [box] Listen above to the chat I had with Leslie Roberts about The Power of Decision.[/box] The article I wrote for Medium a couple weeks back (The Power of Decision) caught on in kind of a big way. Thanks in large part to the popularity of that…
Read More[Interview] Michael Patrick Hicks on Mass Hysteria, Finding Writing Time with Kiddos, and Gory Horror!
Michael Patrick Hicks is the author of a number of speculative fiction titles. His debut novel, Convergence, was an Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 2013 Quarter-Finalist. His most recent work is the horror novel, Mass Hysteria.He has written for the Audiobook Reviewer and Graphic Novel Reporter, in addition to working as a freelance journalist and news photographer.…
Read MoreThe Emperor’s Blades [Book Review]
The Emperor’s Blades Brian Staveley splashed down into the cold, dark sea of epic fantasy back in 2014 with his debut novel, The Emporer’s Blades. My girlfriend at the time consumed it in about 13 microseconds and then proceeded to tell me, for roughly the next year and a half how I should most definitely…
Read More4 Cornerstones of the Professional Mindset
I’ve lived a life defined by fleeting passions. Or phases as one of my best friends recently put it. There was the chess, and martial arts, and long distance running, and snowboarding, and writing, and Starcraft, and poker, and rock climbing, and writing, and… Activities that I became absolutely obsessed with, pouring immense quantities of…
Read MoreThe Six Weapons of Influence You Should Know [On Medium]
[button link=”https://medium.com/@OneLazyRobot/the-six-weapons-of-influence-ff93c6522d6″ type=”big”] Click HERE to read the full article![/button] We all want to be more influential. Whether it’s in personal relationships, workplace meetings, or just in casual encounters we all want our ideas to be regarded and accepted (sometimes even implemented) by others. The difficulty is that everybody else wants the same exact thing.…
Read MoreWin the Morning, Win the Day. Create a Winning Routine. [Writing Workshop]
The quest for improved productivity is sort of Sisyphean. Bit by bit we push the boulder up the mountain only to occasionally stumble, lose our grip on that chunk of granite, and then get summarily smooshed by the damned thing. Yeah, that’s right, we’re coming straight out the gates, swinging towards the fences with our…
Read MoreMonday Motivation #3 (Baz Luhrmann)
Today’s video to get you psyched to tackle your week comes straight out of the ’90’s! So buckle up, baby, we’re dusting off the Delorean. : Now scamper down to the comments and tell me your favorite chunk of popcorn advice. Maybe it’s from the video, maybe it’s from the homeless guy outside that…
Read MoreThe Psychology of Failure
Failing Is Necessary Nobody likes failing. Some people claim to love it, but I remain unconvinced that they are in fact entirely human. As such, their opinions should be taken with the highest degree of skepticism. But here’s the thing, regardless of how you feel about failure, it is an unavoidable fact of life (especially…
Read MoreRothfuss vs Sanderson Style [Writing Workshop]
Rothfuss vs Sanderson Style I found myself in a particularly heated debate the other night (which shouldn’t come as a surprise considering I host a podcast alongside some friends that is entirely focused on the fine art of debate/argument) about the relative merits of two distinctive camps of writing style. If you’ve already glanced at…
Read More[Interview] Samuel Peralta on becoming a USA Today Bestseller, Dominion Rising, and The Future Chronicles
Samuel Peralta has carved a name for himself in Indie publishing as the godfather of the wickedly popular anthology The Future Chronicles which, at last glance, has over 20 volumes out, with a whole slew slated for the very near future. His newest release, Dominion Rising, a collaborative effort alongside a stable of 23 other amazing…
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