Now that the dumpster fire of 2020 is officially in the rearview, I have enjoyed an unexpected resurgence of motivation. I'm back in the writer's seat and plowing through edits on the latest novel. Back in the summer, I was finishing up the first...
Welcome to the Zeedub Blog! I have a lot to say about all sorts of things, be them in the form of book reviews, interviews, or casual musings about the wonderful world of hummus. Disclaimer: my opinions are my own and they change over time, like a normal human being with a functioning cerebrial cortex.
My Top Five Favorite Football Players, Past and Present
The football world was recently shook by the death of Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players to ever play the game. He was so beloved by fans that his home country of Argentina went into three full days of mourning. Maradona and Pele dominated...
Zeedub Reviews: Scatter the Winds (A Wings of Earth Story) by Eric Michael Craig
Anyone who has read works by Eric Michael Craig knows that he doesn't do restraint. His stories are sweeping sagas that span multiple interlocking series, each of which contains a large bank of titles. He's quickly becoming a hard sci-fi version of...
Embrace the Trinity of Ownership: Website, Blog, and Mailing List
In a previous post, I outlined my decision to abandon Facebook (and why you should too). I cited numerous reasons, one of which was ownership, i.e. focusing on the marketing venues that I can actually control. In the online world, that amounts to...
No, I’m Not on Facebook (And No Author Should Be)
I am fully aware that I will receive a lot of flack for this post, but it's one that I feel needs to be written. Most of my author friends are on Facebook. Hell, many of them have created their own communities on the platform and depend on it for...
Zeedub Reviews: Pirate Ball and Brush Strokes by Geoff Habiger
Fantasy author Geoff Habiger has been on my reading radar ever since I first met him at the Albuquerque Comic Con several years ago. His writing style is quite unique within his genre, often pulling inspiration from unusual sources to create hybrid...
Zeedub Selfies: Covers, Quotes, and Captain Kirk
Did you ever think you would be unable to finish your first novel? Oh yes, which I imagine is a commonality with most debut authors. What is truly unique about the first novel is the lack of pressure. You have all the time in the world to finish it...
My Top Five Favorite TED Talks
Ah, learning. Feels good on the noodle. (Not that noodle, get your head out of the gutter.) Like many of my curious brethren, whenever I tumble down the YouTube rabbit hole, it often starts or ends with a TED Talk. TED, which stands for...
No Man’s Sky Has Become My 2020 Life Raft
Every author has uttered the phrase "I should be writing." We say it when we watch another episode of that tantalizing Netflix series. We say it when we browse YouTube for adorable cat videos. We say it when we reorganize the fridge, because...
Maintaining Author Fitness (The Physical Part)
It's been several years since I decided to leave the gym and refocus on calisthenics. I wrote several posts about the subject, which you can revisit at the bottom of this one. It ended up being a good decision in the wake of a global pandemic. So...
The Top Five Songs That Defined My Youth
Holy crap was this a hard list to narrow down. Every teen defines themselves by the media they consume. I was no different. I embraced 90's rock as if it sustained my existence. I can rattle off a hundred songs that deserve to be on this list,...
To The Horses! The Heartbreaking Reality Behind Doren’s Tragic Toast
It's all too common to say "cheers" or "salud" when raising a glass in celebration. Within that arena, "To the horses!" may sound a tad bizarre, but it's been my default toast for the last 15 years. Whenever my wife and I raise our glasses, those...