Stephen's Soliloquies (An Author's Blog)

I Wrote a Book About Depression and OCD

I Wrote a Book About Depression and OCD

The most common voice I hear people confess to hearing inside their head is "I'm not good enough." What happens when you must be good enough to save humanity? In...

I Wrote a Book About Depression and OCD

The most common voice I hear people confess to hearing inside their head is "I'm not good enough." What happens when you must be good enough to save humanity? In...

To My Worst Enemy (and Greatest Ally)

I've written a lot about heroes, villains, and those who fall in between. In my last blog post, I wrote about the greatest enemy and the greatest hero of my...

To My Worst Enemy (and Greatest Ally)

I've written a lot about heroes, villains, and those who fall in between. In my last blog post, I wrote about the greatest enemy and the greatest hero of my...

My Greatest Enemy is from Middle School

We love fantasy for memorable villains, courageous heroes, and ambiguous, morally gray characters. But what do those people look like in real life? I will never forget in middle school,...

My Greatest Enemy is from Middle School

We love fantasy for memorable villains, courageous heroes, and ambiguous, morally gray characters. But what do those people look like in real life? I will never forget in middle school,...

How a Cult Classic Game from 1990 Inspired The Forged and the Forgotten

How a Cult Classic Game from 1990 Inspired The ...

When you hear of elemental lands and weapons, do you think of Avatar? Or do you think of an obscure cult classic video game from the 1990? I'm fascinated by...

How a Cult Classic Game from 1990 Inspired The ...

When you hear of elemental lands and weapons, do you think of Avatar? Or do you think of an obscure cult classic video game from the 1990? I'm fascinated by...

On Living with Failure

On Living with Failure

When one cannot change their failure, when one must accept that there is no "making up for it," at least for a long while, what happens? Like many millennials, I...

On Living with Failure

When one cannot change their failure, when one must accept that there is no "making up for it," at least for a long while, what happens? Like many millennials, I...

Why Most Examples of Courage Suck

Why Most Examples of Courage Suck

What does it really mean to be courageous? I challenge the way we as readers and authors define courage—even questioning icons like Samwise Gamgee (yes, that Samwise). This examination of...

Why Most Examples of Courage Suck

What does it really mean to be courageous? I challenge the way we as readers and authors define courage—even questioning icons like Samwise Gamgee (yes, that Samwise). This examination of...