Magnificent Overpowered Villains: Welcome to our exploration of “The Overpowered Villains” – those iconic adversaries whose overwhelming power, cunning intellect, or unstoppable forces reshape entire story worlds. In storytelling, few elements elevate a narrative quite like a truly formidable antagonist. From Sauron’s shadow looming over Middle-earth to Darth Vader’s terrifying presence that can “decimate pretty … Read more
Publishing Your Work: In this video, “Publishing Your Work,” you’ll discover why publishing is the crucial 1% activity that produces over 90% of results in your writing career. I share my insights on the importance of shifting focus from building infrastructure to actually publishing content. Publishing Your Work – Key Takeaways: The Publishing Process: Publishing … Read more
Author’s Email List: In this video, you’ll learn the crucial importance of building an author email list and how it can make or break your book’s success on Amazon. The harsh lesson shared is a personal story from 2010-2011 when we had two bestselling science fiction books. However, when Amazon’s October advertising blitz hit, those … Read more
A.I. In Story Writing In this insightful video, you’ll discover the power of A.I. in story writing and how to harness it effectively. We share our experience using AI as a research tool for crafting a Neolithic-era story, emphasizing the importance of asking the right questions and using AI to enhance, not as a replacement … Read more
Putting Our Stories Together – Story Crafting In this insightful Story Crafting video, you’ll discover a powerful method for crafting compelling stories that keep readers engaged from start to finish. The speaker shares their personal approach to storytelling, emphasizing the importance of knowing your destination before embarking on the journey. You’ll learn how to structure … Read more
Content Replication – Unselfish Publication This quick video about ‘Content Replication’ discusses the importance of distribution across various formats to reach a wider audience. We need to emphasize that not everyone consumes content in the same way, so creators should adapt their material to different mediums. Updated Nov 2025, because this is important… Key Points: … Read more
Producing Fiction That Sells “Producing Fiction That Sells” explores the essential strategies for creating and marketing fiction that resonates with readers. Summary: In this insightful video, we share thoughts on the challenges and strategies involved in producing fiction that not only gets written but also sells. Drawing inspiration from a young author’s success, we discuss … Read more
Orc Name Generator: For fun and story ease, I decided that I wanted to make this “Orc Name Generator”! This is my first attempt at coding, so please try it out! How The Generator Works: Hop on the page… Get ten names… Want More Names? Refresh the page = ten more names! Orc Name Entomology! … Read more
Types of Zombies! For this Sunday’s fun post let’s hit the Types of Zombies and the various types of fictional Zombie Apocalypse! Zombies have shuffled their way into our hearts (or should we say brains?) as iconic figures of horror and pop culture. They are both terrifying and gleefully destroyed mass-market cannon fodder! (Er-hum, jump … Read more
577 Character Prompts: Character prompts are a helpful way to quickly create your supporting cast! When you enter into your fictional world you will want to create indepth and unique characters. You can do that quickly and easily using a number of prompts. Specifically, character prompts that hand off the potentially overwhelming character creation grunt … Read more
Update For All Hallows & The Road To The Wizard’s Tower All Hallows Update: The most recent update for the Halloween-based story, the SoL Halloween story contest submission, All Hallows is that the story is growing into “All Hallows & The Road To The Wizard’s Tower”. Stories Online Writing Contest: Storiesonline.net is still hosting its … Read more
The mind is a funny thing. Visualization and imagination create the same mental effects as if it were real. Going back to Napoleon Hill and up through neuroscience, the research seems to point to the mind’s inability to distinguish between real and visualization. Adalbern didn’t exist until one sunny day a crouching warrior in custom … Read more
