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De Facto or Delusion: When Can You Call Yourself a Writer?
Introducing oneself as a writer, especially if it’s not your primary source of income, can feel fraudulent. It can seem like an...
May 8, 20242 min read
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Book Review: The Reigns of Terror Volume Five: Magic by Jack Reigns
The Reigns of Terror Volume Five: Magic Book Blurb Let Magic mystify and horrify you in the fifth volume of The Reigns of Terror; four...
May 2, 20243 min read
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5 Reasons Fiction Writers Should be Blogging
As a fiction writer, writing anything that doesn’t drive a plot, build a world, or establish characterization can seem counterintuitive....
Apr 24, 20243 min read
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Can AI Replace Fiction Writers?
The decline in journalistic integrity is by no means a recent development. Timeliness has long since overtaken quality when it comes to...
Apr 16, 20242 min read
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Book Review: The Great Hearts by David Oliver
The Great Hearts Book Blurb Imperator. A word synonymous with fear, pain, loathing and, for a chosen few, the sharp end of a blade. The...
Apr 15, 20243 min read
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Beginner’s Guide: Podcasting on a Budget
Have you come up with a fresh and thrilling concept for an audio drama, but your production budget is a crisp fiver and a $20 gift card...
Apr 5, 20243 min read
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How to Come Up with Story Ideas
Everyone’s mind is wired differently. Some are visionary savants that have too many ideas to keep up with while others have to spin the...
Apr 3, 20243 min read
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Short Story: Measures in Forfeiture
This short story was initially published on in Dreams of Sleeping Gods, an online science fiction magazine. Since the website and...
Mar 31, 20247 min read
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The C.H.I.Z. Method: Finding the Time to Write
One of the biggest struggles writers face is finding the time to write what they want to write. In the midst of writing my first novel, I...
Mar 28, 20243 min read
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To Write in the First-Person Narrative, A Personal Account
Having only written two novels, I’m not about to preach that my pros and cons of first-person narratives are deemed sacred rulings in the...
Mar 24, 20243 min read
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Short Story: Windfallen
This short story was originally published in Issue 133 of Red Fez Literary Magazine and was deemed Story of the Week on May 19, 2020....
Mar 22, 202417 min read
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New Book Release: Bleeding Iris
I'm excited to introduce my latest novel, Bleeding Iris. This is my second novel, and the one of which I'm most proud. While it was...
Mar 22, 20242 min read
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The Biz About Chiz: An Introduction
Who is Chiz? My name is Steven Chisholm, colloquially known as Chiz. Beyond my writing endeavors, my hobbies include spending loads of...
Mar 21, 20242 min read
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