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Honor Creativity by Doing the Work
Artists need to honor creativity by doing the work. In other words, stop saying you'll write a book. Sit your butt down and write it.

Rich Scott Keller
May 16, 20244 min read


Memoir of a Memoir: Cringe Writing
How's writing my memoir going, you ask? Well, I can sum everything up in one word: Oofa! It's a lot of cringe mixed with proper punctuation.
rkchakota
May 9, 20243 min read


Publishing 100b: Self-Publishing
Self-publishing isn't a new concept developed by Amazon. However, they took it to the next level and set the stage for a revolution.

Rich Scott Keller
Apr 25, 20243 min read


Publishing 100a: Traditional Presses
In Publishing 100a, we look at traditional presses. What are they, how do they work, and how do you get work book published with them.

Rich Scott Keller
Apr 18, 20244 min read


Publishing 100: The Publishing Models
There are four publishing methods in today's writing world. We delve into the traditional, independent, hybrid, and vanity versions.

Rich Scott Keller
Apr 5, 20243 min read


A Conversation With My Brain
Whilst waiting for my bagel with lox spread at the local bagel joint, I let my brain know we needed to talk.

Rich Scott Keller
Mar 28, 20243 min read


Creativity Amid Chaos
Ongoing chaos does one of two things to writers. Either it provides a plethora of ideas or they jump into the rabbit hole.

Rich Scott Keller
Mar 9, 20243 min read


Three Ways Zombies and Writers Are Similar
If writers could sit zombie down for some tea and raw flesh, they'd find a great deal in common with animated corpses.

Rich Scott Keller
Mar 1, 20243 min read


Disavow Your Writing Disbelief
"All things are possible for one who believes," Jesus says. it's a small lesson in believing in your power to change things.

Rich Scott Keller
Feb 23, 20242 min read


Adventures in Unemployment
It's the waiting that gets to you.
Waiting for job applications, LOIs, and unemployment payments.

Rich Scott Keller
Feb 8, 20243 min read


Seriously, How Are You Doing Today?
Thank you, Elmo. You furry, first-person speaking, three-year-old you. He blew up the internet by asking how we were doing.

Rich Scott Keller
Feb 3, 20243 min read


Portrait Of A Young Man at 55
In the end, I think reaching the double nickel is more important than hitting the big 5-0. Some of them are discussed in today's article.

Rich Scott Keller
Jan 19, 20243 min read


Faith And Slipper Socks: Memoir of A Memoir
My memoir "Faith and Slipper Socks" is about mental illness, late-stage diagnosis of bipolar disorder and time in a mental treatment center.

Rich Scott Keller
Jan 11, 20243 min read


5 Things To Do When the Job Ends
To help you through the transition between one job and another, when money may not be coming in, here are 5 things to do.

Rich Scott Keller
Dec 15, 20234 min read


Keith Giffen and the Last Bwah-ha-ha
Keith Giffen passed away on October 9, 2023. His death left a gaping hole in the comic book world and my creative heart.

Rich Scott Keller
Oct 18, 20233 min read


Perfection? Fuggedaboutit!
Pay attention authors on the 150th edit of your novel. There is no such thing as perfect.

Rich Scott Keller
Sep 27, 20232 min read


Writing Is Hard. So, Stop Complaining!
writing is challenging. Even those blessed with the ability get frustrated when their stories don’t make sense. That's why it's fulfilling.

Rich Scott Keller
Sep 20, 20232 min read


Funny Writing, Not Funny Looking
Humor is returning to my writing, whether you want it to or not. After all, we need to laugh at something once in a while.

Rich Scott Keller
Aug 31, 20233 min read


For Pete's Sake. Do Something!
There are two reasons why we writers are unproductive -- procrastination and sulking. Forget those items and do something to move forward.

Rich Scott Keller
Aug 23, 20233 min read


When AI Couldn't Create a Pair of Wooden Pants
Everyone can relax. The encroaching AI-pocalypse won't wipe out civilization. Heck, it can't even create a pair of wooden pants.

Rich Scott Keller
Aug 9, 20232 min read
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