Oct 8, 2021Ebook Sticker ShockOne thing I love about the indie side of the writing life (I’m a hybrid author, meaning I publish traditionally and independently, at least for now), is control over the pricing of my eBooks. I have one publisher (they’re very nice people so this isn’t a personal knock), who is…Publishing1 min read
May 21, 2021What’s Your Typical Writing Day Like?New York Times and USA Today bestselling ITW Thriller Award and PWA Shamus Award winning Author Vincent Zandri talks about what it’s truly like to be a full-time professional writer and author of more than 50 novels, novellas, novelettes, and more. (1360) What’s Your Typical Writing Day Like? — YouTubePublishing1 min readWhat’s Your Typical Writing Day Like?Photo by Jessica PainterNew York Times and USA Today bestselling ITW Thriller Award and PWA Shamus Award winning Author Vincent Zandri talks about what it’s truly like to be a full-time professional writer and author of more than 50 novels, novellas, novelettes, and more.(1360) What’s Your Typical Writing Day Like? — YouTube----
Published in Coinmonks·Mar 17, 2021Fiction Gets Tokenized? The World’s First Hardboiled Short Story Offered as an NFTI’ve been following the crypto space for a while now. Or more precisely, since 2017. I’ve been dollar cost averaging Bitcoin and other currencies since that time. On occasion I would attempt to make a trade but I would almost always lose money doing it (just ask my accountant…Nft Collectibles3 min read
Dec 25, 2020Merry Christmas America (Are We Dead Yet?)Yes, I’m writing on Christmas morning, but that’s not my choice, it’s sort of my duty. A long time ago when I was studying and writing at The Breadloaf Writer’s Conference, the novelist Tim O’Brien kindly took me under his wing, personally critiqued…Writing4 min read
Sep 13, 2020How to Travel in Italy and Never Pay for a Single MealMaybe you’re young and broke. Or maybe you’re like me, a freelance writer and novelist who can’t always count on a steady paycheck. Whatever the case, I’ve been going to Italy for extended month to two month stays since the early 2000s. …Writers Life3 min read
Sep 11, 2020It Isn’t Always Easy Being a Writer, Even if You’re World FamousBookbaby recently published an article detailing the trials and tribulations of some world famous authors. Authors whom one would assume lived carefree lives of riches and unimpeded success. But did you know Herman Melville’s career was destroyed by a shoddy editing? Apparently, Moby Dick was butchered by its English editor…Writing3 min read
Sep 9, 2020A Stunning Political IronyBy now you would have heard the POTUS, a Republican, has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his recent Israel/UAE peace deal. At the same time, rumors abound that the radical left portion of the Democratic Party is promising major acts of violence come election day should Biden…Politics2 min read
Sep 8, 2020Gaining Strength During a Severe PandemicI‘ve always been a weight lifter and a cross trainer. But it seems like over the past few months I’ve been really hitting the weights hard. With the gyms being shut down, I turned my living room into a full free weight gym, complete with a flat/incline bench, squat…Boxing1 min read
Aug 26, 20206 Reasons Why I Gave Up the Security of a Stable Career for the Unstable Writer’s LifeAnyone who tells you being a writer is a secure occupation is lying. The last thing my parents wanted to hear 30 years ago, is that I planned on becoming a writer for my living. This was a especially hard on them since, up to that time, I’d been groomed…Writers On Writing5 min read
Aug 25, 2020How it’s Possible to Consistently Make Thousands Every Month from Your Novels with Minimal AdvertisingIf you’re a fiction or non-fiction writer with a sizeable Indie book library like mine, and if you’re not living under a giant rock, you’ve learned the importance of Amazon Ads over the course of the past four of five years. Sad truth of the matter, is that Amazon, in…Writing6 min read