The Anonymous Bestseller 

Hugh Howey might be a bestselling author, but you wouldn’t know it by…

How to Decide What to Write About

Why writing is so important and how to use writing to develop ideas 

How 178 People Taught Me I’m Worthless

And why that’s a very good thing.

The Art of Seducing a Reader

Using Social Media Like a Pickup Bar

I was challenged one day by some of my soon to be fraternity brothers to pick up a woman in a bar one night. I was a headstrong, full of confidence nineteen year old that couldn’t lose. I had…

How I Launched ‘Learn Ruby on Rails’ on Kickstarter

The Secret to Publishing a Technical Book

Writers: We Don’t Want What We Should

…and we want what we shouldn’t.

How to stop e-reading and start reading

Why books are here to stay. Or at least, why they should be

Write What You Want to Read

How to discover good ideas to write and tell them well 

What NaNoWriMo really means

The thoughts of a nearly NaNoWriMo “winner” on what NaNoWriMo really…