I’ve been learning Japanese for almost twenty years. Wow. When I write it like that I feel bad for not being truly fluent. I’m conversational and can hold my own, but even without appearances there is little chance I’ll be mistaken as a native speaker. Which is a shame, but there it is. I never … More Do It How You Like
Everyone knows that February, while short, can be one of the more difficult months. So, let’s try and change our perspective with some new energy. Knight of Swords Knights do tend to be about action and with sword in hand, this one is no different. The knight of swords indicates an extreme. For good or … More Tuesday Tarot: Knight of Swords
Okay, so, we were at lunch. That’s me and Rika, my wife. We went to a curry place near us, one of those places that seems like every time you go I. There is a new crew working there so that each time the flavors are different. Today it was tasty, but what will it … More Opening Up
Here we are at the 31st of the month. With this post i finish of a clean sweep of daily posts for this month. Hopefully readers have enjoyed it as much as I have. There is something about sticking to a schedule that does give me some energy. It doesn’t work for everyone. For some … More January and Further
For a while there the expectation was that the hardest part about becoming a novelist was the act of writing a quality book. It is indeed a struggle to come up with an original story, captivating characters, place them all on the page, and then try and eliminate as many mistakes as possible. Even with … More Imposter Numbers
I’m about to make a case against authors, especially indie authors, signing in with Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited. (Yes, technically us indie authors are signing into KDP Select, which allows our books to be available on KU, but let’s keep things simple.) But, before I get to that, I’ll go ahead and state all the reasons … More Idealistically Against Unlimited
As we travel along our paths we are occasionally lucky enough to awarded without opportunities to learn and better ourselves. Sometimes these opportunities are due to self reflection. It’s something we all should do, even if finding time can be it’s own challenge. Unfortunately, the largest blinders we were are the ones that obscure our … More Look for the Forest
I’m sitting on a train cruising through Tokyo. There is a mist of rain falling and even that amount can cause trains to slow down. I’m using that time to continue to ponder how to make this year a more successful year than the last. This isn’t a slight against what was earned last year, … More Keeping Plans Moving
One of the things I like about writing fiction, is that you are never quite sure where it is going to take you. Case in point: several months ago I finished the first draft of a new novel. I liked it, but didn’t love it. I knew it had some problems, but sent it out … More Writing Detours
Almost every day I fight the the good fight of turning a blank page into one covered in words. In my head I refer to it as the battle to turn blank to black. Sometimes I win this battle. Some days I just can’t find the time and the blank page wins. It feels like … More Take Writing Risks
Deadly Troubadour 