The Real Story

Should Charlie Brown Have Been Allowed to Finally Kick the Football?

What I've decided living in a land of ancient wisdom.

Sep 29 • 

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Five Stupid Plot Twists in Otherwise Great Movies

Just because a film is fantastic doesn't mean it's perfect.

Sep 17 • 

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August 2025

My Latest Novel, INFINITE DRIFT, Is Out Today!

It's a page-turning mind-bender with a bonkers bisexual love triangle.

Aug 31 • 

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July 2025

How Much Should an Artist Care About "the Market" — Or Even the Audience?

Writers who don't care at all annoy me almost as much as those who care too much.

Jul 26 • 

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I Have a New Novel Coming Out!

It took me long enough.

Jul 17 • 

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June 2025

My Agent is Circulating My Graphic Novel. I Think It's Great!

I mean, of course I do. But how she and I got here is a pretty interesting window into my creative process in 2025.

Jun 7 • 

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May 2025

I'm Calling It: It's Officially Pointless to Try to Break In As a Writer Using Traditional Methods

But when God closes a door, He opens a window.

May 18 • 

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April 2025

As a Writer, You Can't Please Everyone. Also, You Shouldn't Even Try.

What is "success" anyway? And what's the *point* of writing?

Apr 29 • 

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March 2025

People Don't Want to Go to Parties Anymore — and Other Signs the World is Coming to an End

Americans' current obsession with social media and "therapy culture" isn't going to end well.

Mar 22 • 

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What the Salmon in the Creek Below My House When I Was a Kid Taught Me About Fighting Fascism

When I was twelve years old, I had the mother of all teachable moments.

Mar 1 • 

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February 2025

Demi Moore Will Win the Best Actress Oscar. To Be Successful in 2025, Writers Need to Do What She Did.

Use social media to tell a great story.

Feb 14 • 

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January 2025

There's No Such Thing as an Overnight Success. (Or IS There?)

A career in the arts is one of the only professions where your life can be completely transformed in an instant.

Jan 18 • 

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