Time to Stop the Bleeding

I wrote 1400 words today and finished my next book and got it shipped off to my editor. Good stuff. LESSON LEARNED & EXECUTED Alright, I finally hit 100 clicks on my short story collection ads. My official conversion rate is 1:25. For every 25 clicks, I sold a book....

Random Thoughts

First things first, I’m participating in an amazing Black Friday sale that has a ton of great resources for authors: The Writer’s Craft Super Stack 2.0. Get it at https://authorlevelup.comwc2. Just $49 gets you a bundle of books, courses and resources to help you...

I Appreciate You

Wrote 1000 words today. Felt good. Also got some good reading time in. I suffered another ad blood bath today, but it’s all good. Just wanted to say how much I appreciate all of you for reading this and for following me over the years. If you celebrate Thanksgiving, I...

Another Story About Pain Tolerance

When I was in the sixth grade, I took a stand. A neighborhood bully was picking on a friend of mine on a bus ride home. The kid wet his pants. I told the bully to back off. The bully proceeded to kick my ass. Every day. In fact, he took the “same time, same place”...

I Have a High Pain Tolerance

In high school, people called me a wimp. I couldn’t run a lap around the football field without nearly passing out. I couldn’t lift more than 30 or 40 pounds without having to go to the doctor. My physical pain tolerance is very low, even to this day. But my mental...

Asking the Right Questions

Wrote around 1000 words today. I have a home improvement project going for the next couple of days so my productivity will definitely suffer. It’s all good—remember the law of averages. Also, I'm looking at my third straight day of losses for my ads. I can no longer...