If you want to be a modern human being, you have to develop an intimate relationship with something called a “computer.” A computer is a magical box that you spend many hours staring at while your fingers gently caress it.

It wasn’t easy to find the right artist with the right expression. I searched many places on the internet until I finally came across Omar and reached out to him. And from there, something happened that truly elevated my writing – and lifted me personally.

It was a huge surprise that I found one of the most genuine people I’ve encountered in a long time on . . . TikTok(!). A person who can do all the things I can’t: create personal, honest videos; be supportive and encouraging to others in the midst of the chaos; and overall, generate quality content.

Who should you write your books for? The answer is simple. If you want to entertain as many as possible, you should write the books for . . . yourself.

There’s a crisis. The three-year-old with learning difficulties and me, the Toyota idiot, stand shoulder to shoulder and stare into space like two lost baby gnus separated from their mommy.

Here’s a little update from Sam Guydude’s world – These are crazy times, and they can only be fought with amusement.

Let’s face it. A writer’s life is rarely an adventure. Hunched alone in front of a glowing square is neither dangerous nor adrenaline-inducing.