I have been in the publishing game for five years now, during which I have released six novels, four short stories, and two box sets. It's been a brutal learning experience, as self-publishing can be an unforgiving endeavor. After many trials and...
Behold, my click-bait empire! Just kidding, I actually enjoy thinking up top fives for anything that sparks my interest (think High Fidelity). It’s an old habit that reaches back to my teenage years. My friends and I have conjured many lists over many decades, so I thought it would be fun to share some of them. And so, I give thee Zeedub Fivers.
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...
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...
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,...
My Top Five Favorite Movies and Why
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...
Five Words that Need to Die Horrible and Painful Deaths
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...
My Top Five Favorite Books and Why
As of this post, my author blog has been active for four years. I have talked about everything from comic cons to comedians. So it seems like a giant oversight to have never talked about my favorite books (which is kinda why this blog exists). So...
My Top Five Favorite Comedians Working Today
My go-to author bio is a two-sentence summary: "Zachry Wheeler is an award-winning science fiction novelist, screenwriter, and coffee slayer. He enjoys English football, stand-up comedy, and is known to lurk around museums and brewpubs." Funny...