There’s Still No Make Art Button: The Myth of AI Art

By now I know most of you have seen the crazy AI art swamping the internet. I remember the brouhaha when artbreeder came out a few years ago. Of course, being the digital art person I am,...

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Techy Talk 2022: Upgrading to iPad Air 5th Gen

Back in April of 2019 I wrote a blog post in my tech series about productivity helpers. In the article, I lamented briefly about not being able to get the 2018 iPad Pro. At the time, I...

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Canva: Why You Need It

I will admit, I used to not love Canva. I just didn't see the need to pay for something per month when I already had a whole host of graphic resources. In fact, I tried Canva and...

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Square: Actual Tools You Can Use Anywhere

When I was growing up cash was king…and I guess in some instances cash still is…but most people you encounter these days live and die by plastic cards. Unlike cash or checks, you need a middle-man to crack open...

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Creatives: Look Like A Million Bucks For Less Than $200

Professionalism. Legitimacy. Looking Good On Paper. That's how you convince people you aren't some weirdo in a shed scamming email addresses. The truth of the matter is people judge books by covers all the time....

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From Concept to Finished Work

I've been playing around with showing some of my processes from "concept" to "creation". Here are some pictures from my last work. From poorly sketched paper and pencil idea to finished work. Also, I started making...

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Perks of Draft2Digital: #1-Formatting Is Free!

Back when I first started publishing books almost twenty years ago there was a real lack of resources available to me. Unlike now, you couldn't throw a proverbial rock and hit a service provider. There wasn't anyone mass mailing...

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Breaking News: Select Books Now Available In Audio

I've been asked many times why I don't have my books in some kind of audio format. I've read many articles about how "audio" books make the most money. Personally, I can't stand audio books. I just can't get...

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Calling All Kentucky Writers: A New Conference Arrives

I am SUPER excited to discuss an upcoming event in Central Kentucky. Why? Because the event is a brand new conference for writers, authors, and wanna-bes of all levels. If you've been itching to attend a...

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Dragons Within: A Trilogy of Adventure

Dragons Within Anthologies by Balance of Seven When I was working on gearing up for promoting "Guarding Her Own" the book was called "Winter Dragons" in our communications because we didn't know the title of the book yet. We just...

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