Stephen's Soliloquies (An Author's Blog)
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
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...
The Worst Day of My Fantasy Career
Tuesday, March 10th, 2026, might have been the lowest point of my fantasy career. At 5:30 p.m., I checked my sales dashboard. I had made some money from pen names...
The Worst Day of My Fantasy Career
Tuesday, March 10th, 2026, might have been the lowest point of my fantasy career. At 5:30 p.m., I checked my sales dashboard. I had made some money from pen names...
AI: Cope, Confusion, or Contentment?
What happens to writers in an age of AI? Will it be a place where authors get sidelined, complemented, or even enhanced? I explore three possible futures—from AI focusing elsewhere,...
AI: Cope, Confusion, or Contentment?
What happens to writers in an age of AI? Will it be a place where authors get sidelined, complemented, or even enhanced? I explore three possible futures—from AI focusing elsewhere,...
Whose History Is It Anyways? Thoughts on the Me...
My life revolves around three "F" words--fantasy, fitness, and family. Yet how much of that is defined by my history? How much of that history changes over time? And how...
Whose History Is It Anyways? Thoughts on the Me...
My life revolves around three "F" words--fantasy, fitness, and family. Yet how much of that is defined by my history? How much of that history changes over time? And how...