An examination of Disney and its relationship with world cultures — Moon Knight, Marvel’s latest offering dropped on Disney+ on March 30th of this year to a lot of acclaim. As of the time of writing, it’s sitting at 87% on Rotten Tomatoes with an audience score of 92%. Unlike a lot of other Marvel soundtracks, Moon Knight stands out for…

There are stacks of cash lining the Skillshare table — Have I been asleep for the past several years? Why haven’t I been hearing more about Skillshare? Medium is the largest collection of people on the planet who regularly discuss ways in which they can make money on platforms other than Medium. …

Either that or I’m chasing my tail again — It’s been four days since I published my latest attempt at a successful self-published book, and sales have completely halted. The complete loss of momentum feels strange, mostly because I don’t know where it came from in the first place. I didn’t tell a soul when I launched the book…

Re-igniting the old dream of self-published success — When it comes to my ambitions as a writer, succeeding with Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing service (KDP) has always been a major goal. Where most writers dream of traditional publication, I’ve only ever dreamed of self-publication success (a rare and difficult feat to achieve). Immediately upon reading that, I assume…

And this time, there’s no way back — Fiverr has provided me with a timely reminder that eggs are best left in multiple baskets, especially since Fiverr keeps theirs near a sniper rifle. 9:00 pm Monday night, I’m finally putting the finishing touches on a true crime book I’ve written for a Fiverr client. It’s by far the…

Are you being well treated here? — After three years of complete radio silence, I am back on Fiverr and loving it more than ever. I still remember the day that I snapped and left, deciding to devote all of my spare time to Medium. I was burned and wanted to jump to the royalty model that…

Everybody’s looking for Stilton — After accepting a challenge from Kristi Keller to use an established meme in a story title (as she did), I spent about an hour searching for something better than the cheese meme she’d found and used. Eventually I accepted defeat, and decided to use the second part of the same…