So, a few days ago, Dante and I released a new book called Not Afraid of Dick: A Sitdown With Dante Drackis where I got to have a talk to the pornstar about various topics and such revolving around his professional and personal life. More information can be found here. But I want to talk about what happened after the release.
Sorry for the month of no blog posting. I’ve been so busy with various writing projects that I wanted to tackle and complete before I start my teaching job in China. Yes, that’s right, I’m going to be a TEFL teacher for the Chinese school system. It’s exciting and, honestly, I’m nervous as all holy hell. But because of that brilliant news, I had to do A LOT of planning and securing which meant that I didn’t have a lot of time to sit in front of my computer.
Creative Writing Career 2 by Justin Sloan
If you want to read the first book I enjoyed by this author, just clicked here.
Much like the previous one, I reviewed, and the first book of the series, Justin Sloan interview different writers from different series. It’s quite literally the same formula as the first book.
Character and Archetype by Deren Hansen
Characters are the most important part of a story. They are the things that drive the plot along. Nay, they are the ones who actually start the plot. So, as one would imagine, that’s why I, among many other authors, put so much work on the characters alone. And that’s why I took a special interest in this book.
Kindle Self Publishing for Beginners by James Moore
(Disclaimer: this will be a short review)
I reeeeaaaally wished I had this book in 2017. Would have been better prepared with some of the important pieces of information that this book provided for me. I mean, seriously, this book was godsent.
Surviving the Writing Life by Deren Hansen
(Warning: this is going to be a short review)
The one misconception people seem to have about artists is that there’s a set time frame for every step or stepping stone. Simply put, they think that their path is going to get hard for a small period of time. And even a novice like me knows that’s a load of rubbish. I would like to be well-known for my work – not famous (God no!) – and get to a place where my work can help the future generation of writers.
“His elegant writing grows ever purer…ever stronger…” – a modified quote from Xianghua’s stage of Soul Calibur 3
Haha! Yeah, I’m using a video game quote because, not to toot my own horn, I am getting much better with my art. Sure, I believe that art is like a muscle that needs to be exercised. However, this particular art I was told that God blessed me with at birth and the school system, along with my mother, told a special interest in honing it. So, I’ve always been improving my writing. But, it took me releasing my first book, realizing my idiotic mistake, and understanding my dreadful grammar was when I started to invest the majority of my time in refreshing my mind in the art. Fair warning…this will be a really short review.
Your One Word by Evan Carmichael
When creating and running a business, it’s been made sure that you need a brand that’s easily identifiable to the public. Unfortunately, I, like most entrepreneurs, don’t really know where to start when the inevitable task present it. Luckily, I’m currently subscribed to a YouTube channel that is dedicated to helping people “believing in themselves and achieving greatness”. The channel’s name is Evan Carmichael and this bloke is brilliant. I love his energy and dedication and when I learned that he had written a book…
As stated in my previous post, I’m part of the 2019 Goodread Challenge (my third year) and have given myself a goal of reading fifty books before the end of the year. Right now, I’m at 33 and, thanks to Audible, I’m predicting that I’m going to finish the challenge before the end of spring. But I’ll just add 25-50 more books to my challenge and read – or listen – on.
This is the first time in a good while where a week has been going pretty slow for me. Just writing, writing, writing while continuing to lay down the foundation for the “Year of Audible” project that will take form in July. My teammates and I are making sure that everything goes off without a hitch. Haha! Wishful thinking, right? I bet you anything something is going awry before it works nicely.