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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
I recently posted a top five list of my favorite books, which was fun to write and got me to thinking about other top fives I could share. Favorite kitchen utensils? Favorite paint colors? Perhaps I should dive head-first into the nerd pool and wax...
If you could invite three people to a dinner party, who would they be and why? Hmm, I'm thinking George Carlin, Christopher Hitchens, and Kevin Smith. I'm a huge fan of all three, and for very different reasons. Carlin was a comedic genius with a...
Eric Michael Craig is at it again with Dust of the Deep, book two in his Wings of Earth series. Fans of the author will know exactly what I mean by "at it again," as his writing style tends to hook readers into wild adventures. Notably, he employs...
Writers will often get lost inside their own lingo swamps. First drafts are littered with sub-par and overused words, and for good reason. When you're just trying to get to the end, the most common terms will do. After all, that's what editing is...
As of this post, my author blog has been active for four years. I have talked about everything from football and fitness to comic cons and comedians. So it seems like a giant oversight to have never talked about my favorite books (which is kinda...
Few accolades are more coveted in the writing world than "Best Seller." It's regarded as the pinnacle of success, the peak of the mountain, the most glorious achievement obtainable in the meta realm. (Sorry, got a little nerdy there.) However, in...
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