My Budget-Based Plan to Attack My TBR

I have the unfortunate distinction of having a TBR pile that is larger than the sum total of all the books I've read in my life. On Goodreads, I have 404 books read. My TBR is 451. It had been in the 80-100 range for a while, but has really exploded this year. Part of … Continue reading My Budget-Based Plan to Attack My TBR →

The Books I Read, August 2022

Check out my Goodreads profile for links to all these books. I've sorted this post by author, not date finished. By James S.A. Corey Leviathan Falls Auberon The Sins of Our Fathers I needed to finish the entire Expanse series to prepare for my panel on the series at CONvergence. These are all I had … Continue reading The Books I Read, August 2022 →

Post-Convention Ramblings

Last weekend, I was at CONvergence, one of the largest fandom conventions in Minnesota every year. I was a speaker on two panels: one about writing and publishing serialized fiction, and the other about the Expanse book and TV series. I pitched the panel about writing serialized fiction back in November 2021 - before I'd … Continue reading Post-Convention Ramblings →

The Books I Read, July 2022

I read 15 books this month. It's not as impressive as it sounds. I needed a break from the pattern I'd established on reading 2x Animorphs, 2x Hardy Boys, 2x Star Trek every month, with something else as a wildcard with whatever time was left. I've made it a goal to read at least 1 … Continue reading The Books I Read, July 2022 →

Remembering the Value of Patience (and other mental health tips for writers)

When I started writing Welcome to the Nexus, my debut novel and the first book in the Planar Gates series, I set myself the goal of writing it in a year. I started writing on July 4th. To meet that goal, I would need to write, edit, and publish the last 10-15 chapters of the … Continue reading Remembering the Value of Patience (and other mental health tips for writers) →

Help! I’m trapped in the ’90s

Technology has moved on from the '90s. My book tastes, apparently, have not. As I've previously reported, by backlog of books hovers right around 400 - a number that is very, very heavily Star Trek novels. Seriously. I picked up over 100 off my mom when my parents moved to a new house, and added … Continue reading Help! I’m trapped in the ’90s →

Why I Won’t Read Books Enrolled in Kindle Unlimited

Support authors, not Amazon Kindle Unlimited is Amazon's all-you-can-read book subscription service. Pay $9.99 a month, and read anything enrolled in the program without having to pay more. Full disclosure: Before I joined Laterpress, there was a couple month period where I was subscribed to Kindle Unlimited, and I didn't like it from the reader … Continue reading Why I Won’t Read Books Enrolled in Kindle Unlimited →

My TBR Pile is Almost 400 Books Deep

Hi, my name is Nate, and I have a problem. My TBR (to be read) pile is massive. Almost 400 books. This doesn't include Laterpress content... I'll worry about adding that to my poor, overworked "To Do" app once our bookshelf feature launches. My TBR pile is bigger than the total number of books I … Continue reading My TBR Pile is Almost 400 Books Deep →

Why I Don’t Write Book Reviews

I have over 300 books read on Goodreads. I haven't left ratings on any of them. I don't write reviews on any retailer site. Even when Laterpress has review functionality, I won't be leaving reviews. But Nate, don't you know positive reviews are huge for authors, especially indies? Don't you want to help your fellow … Continue reading Why I Don’t Write Book Reviews →

Designing Z’han and the Octari

As I was imagining the world of Tantiss and the Kingdom of Z'han, I knew I wanted the people there to have a symbiotic relationship with something else. At first, I imagined them more as a forest kingdom. Ideas for the original symbiotes involved nature spirits that looked like will o' wisps until they flew … Continue reading Designing Z’han and the Octari →