There has to be a better way. Publishing books requires a lot of complicated software that authors need to learn, install, and keep updated. It's a necessary evil that we all endure. Thus, when my go-to ebook generator released a recent update, I...
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.
Zeedub Reviews: Coraline by Neil Gaiman
One thing I have learned after four decades on this planet is that anything can get boring. Donuts for breakfast? The delight will fade. Roller coasters every day? The thrill will abate. Reading sci-fi on a regular basis? (gasp) Yes, even that will...
Zeedub Reviews: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Andy Weir, famed author of The Martian, has carved out a unique place among the greats of science fiction. He has single-handedly created his own sub-genre, which I can best describe as "witty serious." Hard sci-fi and funny sci-fi rarely go hand...
The Software That Builds My Authorship
Every author has a love-hate relationship with technology. It is absolutely critical to modern publishing, can save immense amounts of time, but can also be a huge source of frustration. I often beat my head against the wall when trying to learn a...
Zeedub Reviews: Myth of the Tenz River Troll by Geoff Habiger and Coy Kissee
Fantasy author team Geoff Habiger and Coy Kissee are at it again with Myth of the Tenz River Troll, a prequel novella that leads into the Constable Inspector Lunaria Adventure book series. These word-slingers are well-known for their genre mashups,...
Zeedub Reviews: Unbelievable by Geoff Habiger and Coy Kissee
Every now and then, you just need a little more. That's the beauty of short stories and novellas, in that they give authors room to flesh out interesting ideas that exist in tandem to the main story. So when I heard that authors Geoff Habiger and...
Zeedub Selfies: Roy, Rama, and Retirement
Have you ever written a character with an actor in mind? I have never started a project with an actor in mind, but characters will often reveal themselves as actors. One that sticks out for me is Max from Max and the Multiverse. From an early...
Destress Your Writing Life: A Practical Guide
Now that we're on year two of a century-defining pandemic, I noticed a peculiar anomaly. I am actually feeling better about my writing life. The last few years have been a maddening tornado of shifting tastes and marketing woes. Every author I know...
Zeedub Reviews: Saving Grace (The Grace Lord Series #4) by S.E. Sasaki
We return to the Nelson Mandela Medical Space Station for the latest chapter in S.E. Sasaki's space opera thriller. Saving Grace is book four of The Grace Lord Series, one of the most original and interesting sagas I have read in quite some time....
Zeedub Reviews: Stranger Bedfellows (Wings of Earth #5) by Eric Michael Craig
We conclude season one of Wings of Earth with the Stranger Bedfellows finale (book five). If that sounds more like a television premise, then you are not far off. Eric Michael Craig constructed this series within an episodic framework. He treats...
Zeedub Reviews: Beyond the Edge (Wings of Earth #4) by Eric Michael Craig
Ethan Walker becomes a Fleet Captain! He acquires the Elysium Sun as a sister ship to the Olympus Dawn, and as one might expect: more ships, more problems. Walker takes it all in stride as the "more problems" also means "more money." It allows him...
Zeedub Reviews: Chains of Dawn (Wings of Earth #3) by Eric Michael Craig
The adventure continues for Captain Ethan Walker and his merry band of misfits aboard the Olympus Dawn. Chains of Dawn is book three in the Wings of Earth series by Eric Michael Craig. In lieu of jumping straight into the action, Craig takes a more...