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http://Photo by Amador Loureiro on Unsplash Do you wake up in the middle of the night, startling your cat and significant other, searching blindly in the dark for your pen, Moleskine notebook, or your smartphone? Have you ever dreamt of quitting your job just so that you can make a few nickels and dimes posting …
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Hiya Literary Fans, I'm a fan of sci-fi, so obviously Rick & Morty Season 4 has been on my watch list since forever. I just watched the new trailer which aired on Adult Swim on October 7th at Midnight. Apparently, there's going to be five new episodes aired on November 10th of 2019. Hopefully, the …
D. A. Smith Write's Logo! Where have I been? Funny you should ask. Well, I've been suffering from "fiction writer's block" and have been procrastinating and stalling creating new work. So, I decided to switch things up and hang out on Medium.com, working on stories themed on humorous or stressful moments in my life. Here's …
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Train Tracks Photo by Derek Story on Unsplash Cartoon Network has been lit when it comes to producing fantastic entertaining shows that not only draws in kids, but drew me in as a 20-something. Since the Regular Show ended, I stayed optimistic that CN would produce even more great shows. When the Infinity Train minisodes aired …
Click Here For A Free Copy Stolen By The Ash, A Fox Shifters Short Story - Synopsis: Zoe’s in trouble thanks to the local Ash Wolf Pack. The Pack has taken the fox-shifter hostage, and adds her to the menu for their full moon hunt. She’s not about to let the pack sink their fangs …
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Click Here For Your Copy It's that time of year again. Stolen By The Ash, A Fox Shifters Short Story is absolutely free for a limited time only on Amazon! If this is your first time checking me out as an author, you'll get a free taste of my urban fantasy short story. Here's a …
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Photo by Egor Padalka on Unsplash I don't understand how I keep finding myself on this end of the corporate ladder. I'm at the bottom, no longer near the rungs, I've done everything I assume imaginable to keep a job. But of course, I get chopped like a pile of iceberg lettuce leaves for a salad. I hate …
Image by Myriam Zilles from Pixabay As a self-proclaimed Anime Enthusiast and a viewer of the anime K-On, I would be remiss as to not include my condolences in a genuine letter to the Kyoto Animation Studio where young animators between the ages of 20-34 lost their life in a violent arson attack. This letter …
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Your regular writing routine falters. Ideas no longer flow from your skull like a junior high student's volcano project. You know your content needs to be king, but you feel more like an indentured servant to it. Then, the worse thing possible happens; writing stops feeling entertaining. Your "I ❤ The Writer's Life" smartphone's lock …
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Yep. I knew this was going to happen. Last month, I started a new insurance desk job. My last insurance job dumped me two months before I released my first sci-fi novel. The extra time being laid-off gave me opportunities to write more and market. However, after three whole months with no leads on a …
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As a 90s kid, the only movies I remembered watching besides animated flicks like The Lion King or the occasional live-action comedy such as Dr. Doolittle was sci-fi movies. Today, movies from my past and present helped me create the fantastic world of Syphons, my debut sci-fi novel. Here are the 5 movies that inspired …
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Photo by Kym on Unsplash Last month, I attended the SunLit Literary Festival here in Florida and entered their annual writing contest. Unfortunately, I didn't win the writing contest with my sci-fi flash fiction story "Invisible Boundaries". However, I wanted to share the story on my blog with you to read and critique, if you so choose. …
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I just self-published my novel Syphons. And, I feel like I have a better grasp of what it takes to be an indie-author. I will admit that the process had me equally tired and excited to create more works. Hopefully, this funny infographic will explain my feelings about self-publishing. Fellow indie authors did you feel …
Hiya Literary Fans, It's here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ten years ago, in my 9th grade high school biology class the idea for my main character, Solstice Bellatrix, popped in my head and I started to flesh out the plot for my novel Syphons. Around that time in my life, I started reading the Touched by an Alien Series …
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Hello, Syphons, my debut novel was released today on Amazon as an e-book and paperback!! Here are the winners of the Syphons Gift Card Giveaway: And, here is the grand prized winner of the Starbucks Gift Card. This giveaway is closed. Thank you everyone for participating!! I appreciate it!
