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May 2026: Zero Trust Updates

I’m titling this post May 2026 but at this point it’s practically June, which is, scary. It’s been a busy month of getting a draft of Zero Trust ready for the editor, which was sent out last week. Bit scary. Read more

By Russ, 6 daysMay 27, 2026 ago
Writer Syndrome EP80 The First Draft
Podcast

The First Draft

Also known as the “vomit draft” is one of the most important pieces of the writing process. Without it you have nothing. Without it you can’t get to the most important part of writing, which is rewriting. It’s a blueprint Read more

By Russ, 9 monthsSeptember 2, 2025 ago
Johnny Five is Alive and Reading
Reading List

Reading List: Spring 2025

The Windup Girl – Paolo Bacigalupi Not sure how I came across this book but it sounded interesting as a dystopian, cyberpunk, sci-fi novel, which had won the Hugo award back in 2010. I think I enjoyed it. That’s not Read more

By Russ, 9 monthsAugust 26, 2025 ago
HOST Audiobook Available Now
Book Updates

HOST Audiobook Available Now!

It’s here! HOST is now available on all major audiobook platforms! Professionally narrated by my good friend, Mark Garkusha, and running about 8 hours, HOST comes alive in a way I didn’t imagine. I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect Read more

By Russ, 10 monthsAugust 12, 2025 ago
Writer Syndrome EP75 Violence in Writing
Podcast

Violence In Writing

I love reading books and watching films across genres. I also like seeing how action / violence is portrayed or used in a story to move along plot and develop a character. To me, action and violence should exist within Read more

By Russ, 1 yearMay 27, 2025 ago
Movie Playlist

The Western

I spent April taking a break from my latest manuscript. It’s necessary breathing room that allows me to get a different perspective when I start revisions (which I’ve started). Not wanting to waste that time I shifted focus on another Read more

By Russ, 1 yearMay 21, 2025 ago
Writer Syndrome EP71 Tension & Suspense
Podcast

Tension & Suspense

Tension & Suspense pair together like Tango & Cash, like cheese & crackers, like peanut butter and chocolate, to help keep a reader reading. In a recent episode of Writer Syndrome, we dove into the differences between the two and Read more

By Russ, 1 yearMay 13, 2025 ago
Vieques
Book Updates

April 2025: First drafts, audiobooks, and westerns

A first draft of Zero-Trust, my next techno-thriller, has been completed! Back in March I was at about 83% (so specific), my goal was to finish by the end of March, before I went on vacation (featured photo on this Read more

By Russ, 1 yearMay 6, 2025 ago
Writer Syndrome EP70 Coincidences in Storytelling
Podcast

Coincidences in Storytelling

A friend of mine, and early beta reader of HOST, told me in their feedback that it felt a little too much of a coincidence that my main character’s father just so happened to be the one who discovered the Read more

By Russ, 1 yearApril 29, 2025 ago
Johnny Five is Alive and Reading
Reading List

Reading List: Winter 2025

2025 coming in hot! What a year so far. This is what I’ve been reading in that time. That’s all I got. The Old Man – Thomas Perry Started reading this because of the show with the same name, and Read more

By Russ, 1 yearApril 22, 2025 ago

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