Month: September 2016

09/28/2016

Author Interview: Christopher Lee

This week’s interview is with Christopher Lee, an indie author and founder of the Indie Authors Collective. He is currently crowdfunding his debut novel Man’s Damnation, book one of the epic fantasy series The Lore of the Aos Si on Inkshares.com. What is the hardest thing about writing?  ​Overcoming That Little Voice of Rejection. What if someone doesn’t like what
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09/28/2016

The Writer As A Leader

For the better part of the last 20 years, leadership has been my bread and butter. Don’t take that the wrong way – I’m not claiming to be a good leader; just expressing the fact that leadership training has been part of my daily routine since I began preparing to be an officer. It started
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09/21/2016

Author Interview: Kyle T. Cowan

This week’s interview is with Kyle T. Cowan, an actor in TV and film, and also a writer of novels and screenplays. Kyle is currently crowdfunding his novel, Sunshine is Forever, through Inkshares, where it has received backing from three different syndicates. If you’d like to see more of Kyle, you can catch him in
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09/14/2016

Author interview – Allison Griner

This week’s author interview is with Allison Griner, an aspiring author who hails from Indianapolis. Allison studied Creative Writing and Graphic Arts Technology at Ball State University and is currently crowdfunding her book, Storm Song, through Inkshares. She enjoys fantasy novels and sci fi television, as well as tabletop roleplaying games and nearly any board game
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09/12/2016

Word by Word

Memory works in funny ways. Take my first deployment to Afghanistan, probably still my favorite. There are the obvious memories, of course. The Whale. Tarnak Farms. The crowds lining the streets all the way from the airport to CFB Edmonton when we got back. These tents didn’t get hot at all… ​Then there are the
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09/07/2016

Author Interview – J.M. Bush

This week sees the start of a new segment, author interviews – a great opportunity to ask other writers about their lessons learned and their current projects. Without further ado, the very first interview is with J.M. Bush, a native of Alabama, USA and currently hailing from Penang, Malaysia. J.M.’s a great author to open this
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09/05/2016

Crawl, Walk, Run

When’s the last time you started something new? One of the joys of having kids is seeing them try new things every day. When they accomplish something they’ve never done before, it’s amazing. What often goes unseen, however, are all the times they’ve tried before, the practice attempts. Let’s take brushing your teeth as an
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