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Jan 25, 20242 min read
Why I Un-Published The Audacity Novels
The Audacity series is now officially out of print pending re-release with all new cover and ALL NEW INSIDES. That's right. I'm doing a...
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Apr 7, 20212 min read
The Adverb's Place in Humor
You’ve probably heard that adverbs are the spawn of Satan and a well meaning but old and faded plastic fern. They kinda are. But that...
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Mar 4, 20213 min read
Inalienable by SE Anderson Sneak Peek Excerpt
The next book in the Starstruck series by SE Anderson releases March 8th and I have here with me now a very special excerpt from Chapter...
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Jan 15, 20211 min read
Cover Reveal: Unbound Anthology
A dull AP English assignment interrupted by the resurrection of a 5,000-year-old mummy. A “boy meets boy meets time travel” tale. An...
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Nov 29, 20203 min read
The Key To Humor
To write a funny book you really only need to master one thing: surprise. And how do we surprise someone? Set them up to expect one...
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Nov 29, 20205 min read
My (Ugly) Bullet Journal
Every blogger has a bullet journal post, of this I’m convinced. So why did I feel the need to write about my bullet journal? Because it’s...
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Nov 29, 20201 min read
Book Review: Duckett & Dyer 2, The One-Hundred Percent Solution
Humor flavors: Quipy banter between characters and absolute weirdness! A kind of ultra-realism that's nearly surreal at times. Writing...
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Nov 29, 20202 min read
Book Review: Girl, Repurposed
Humor flavors: Clever and witty, sparse pop-culture references, creative cursing, enjoyable turn of phrase Writing style: 6/5 Story...
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Nov 29, 20202 min read
The Straight Men of Comedy
"Well, the straight guy is never given enough credit... [Bud] Abbott gets no credit for framing a gag, for the architecture, for the...
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Nov 29, 20202 min read
Author Interview: SE Anderson
If fun space opera with a side of real science is your cup of tea, (and let’s be real, if you’re here, it probably is!) you’ll enjoy the...
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Nov 29, 20202 min read
How to Get Unstuck
Alright, no fun pre-amble, no anecdotes about something tangentially related to being mired in plot tangles only to triumphantly comb...
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Nov 29, 20201 min read
Cover Reveal: Earthstuck by SE Anderson
SE Anderson is not only a talented author, she's a slammin' cover designer as well! I can't wait for Earthstuck, and I'm so excited to...
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Nov 29, 20202 min read
Review: Trem by Alex Baxter Scott
About the Book When she was a little girl, Gabby Morgan entered a strange manor house on a dare. Inside, she saw a ghost. Years passed,...
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Nov 29, 20202 min read
Review: Starbound by SE Anderson
I began reading this series earlier this year and I couldn't wait to get my hands on the latest installment! If you're new to the series,...
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Nov 29, 20203 min read
How to Write Orange Prose
Let’s get some things down first before we jump into the wonderful world of Orange Prose. What is prose? You say? And what, exactly makes...
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Nov 29, 20202 min read
How to Write Humor: Scatological Jokes
Scatology: "interest in or treatment of obscene matters especially in literature” - Merriam Webster So, basically, your common fart joke....
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Nov 29, 20203 min read
How to Write Humor: Oddly Specific
This is part of series of blogs based on humor techniques I studied during my brief tenure as Serious Humorologist at the University of...
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Nov 29, 20203 min read
The Most Important Writing Advice
In art school, we learned that visual art is one thing: Contrast. Without contrast, you don’t have art. Art is what’s in between two...
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