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Coming in hot on Oct 21 in ebook & paperback…
Thrilled to finally share this! This book has been 8 years in the making — a culmination of my journey through the literary world, packed with real-world insights, lessons, and practical tips for both aspiring and experienced authors. The Modern Author’s Playbook is designed to be your trusted companion — whether you’re writing your first…
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When Passion Doesn’t Pay: The Quiet Realization Every Artist Dreads
There comes a point in every artist’s journey when the romanticism fades.The paintbrush dries. The notebook gathers dust. The guitar case stays closed a little longer than it should. You tell yourself it’s just a phase — work is hectic, bills need to be paid, family obligations are calling — and soon you’ll get back…
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The Modern Authors Playbook
Delighted to announce the upcoming launch of my new book, The Modern Author’s Playbook – The Complete Who, What, When, Where, Why and How of Writing and Publishing Today, releasing on October 21. As someone who began this journey as an accidental author, this milestone still feels surreal. I’ve never considered myself a writing guru,…
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The Void After the Dictator: A Lesson from Loki and Modern History
Rewatching Loki Season 1 recently, I came across a line that struck me harder than ever: “You may hate the dictator, but something far worse is gonna fill that void if you depose of him.” It’s one of those deceptively simple lines that carries a profound truth — both in fiction and in the real…
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Chasing Shadows by Jasveer
“Chasing Shadows is one of those rare thrillers that manages to be both heart-pounding and thought-provoking at the same time. From the very first chapter, I was hooked by the premise—an age-old secret connected to Nazi treasure and a dangerous chase that blends history with modern suspense.” Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/231659039-chasing-shadows Chasing Shadows is available worldwide in…
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Coming Soon… a Handy Playbook for Authors
I’ve never thought of myself as a “guru” or an “expert” in writing—I never studied it in a classroom or through formal courses. I simply write the way I feel is right, drawing on real-life stories and characters. Even my fiction carries that stamp of reality. Perhaps that’s why I’ve always avoided preaching about writing.…
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To Be or Not To Be: The Indie Author’s Dilemma
There comes a time in every indie author’s life when they must face a defining question. It is, in many ways, a perfect example of the timeless puzzle William Shakespeare so powerfully captured: “To be, or not to be.” For writers, however, the question often becomes: to wait, or not to wait? Should one patiently…
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Bring Chasing Shadows to the Screen!
Help turn this gripping novel into a screenplay for a limited series… Join our Indiegogo campaign and help bring Chasing Shadows to life as a thrilling limited-series screenplay. “This book offers a refreshing and unique take on the typical Nazi treasure hunt narrative.” – Litlinks by HSD Ascent on Goodreads “The action scenes are vivid…
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The power of just being in the moment
Walter Mitty: When are you going to take it? Sean O’Connell: Sometimes I don’t. If I like a moment, for me, personally, I don’t like to have the distraction of the camera. I just want to stay in it. Walter Mitty: Stay in it? Sean O’Connell: Yeah. Right there. Right here. From – The Secret…
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Not All Writers Were Born Writers — And That’s Okay
Not every writer was born with a pen in hand, nor did every writer sit in a classroom to study writing theory. Some of us learned by living, by observing, by failing, and by writing messy first drafts that eventually became something worth sharing. I recently came across a literary agent’s post lamenting how “incompetent”…