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Writing Exercise: A Story Within A Story

I don't usually experience writer's block, but there was a time when I was struggling to come up with fresh ideas for stories. While I...

How I got into short stories

A few times I've seen book lover Facebook groups do an informal survey, asking their members if they prefer novels or short story...

Why Short Stories

When people think of great stories, they think of novels. Short stories tend to get less attention. Unless you subscribe to a literary...

The Self-Portraiture Experience

As I was getting ready to publish my second book, I felt that it was time to update my author photo. I don't think there's a specific...

Important Resources for Authors

When I began first began my journey as a self-published author, I knew a lot about writing but very little about publishing. I can...

The Stories of Our Lives: A Short Story Collection

During the early months of 2020, I was getting ready to start my third photography book. Sometimes life has a way of sending you on a...

Printing Options for Photography Books

When I researching how to publish my first photography book, I repeatedly read that offset printing was the way to go. Indeed, the...

Why You Should Consider KDP For Your Photography Book

One of the lessons I learned while working on my first book was the idea of selling it as an ebook. To be perfectly honest, I have never...

My Relationship with Fiction

Before I became a photographer, I studied creative writing. During my time as a graduate student at California College of the Arts, I...