There’s this idea in publishing that you have to be lucky to become successful, and I think that’s true. There are so many factors beyond the control of the author. There are really good books that never find their readership. There are mediocre books that definitely do (and no, I’m not going to name them....

I find myself posting less and less on Twitter, and I haven’t really had the motivation to invest in a new social media platform. Most of my writer thoughts are now shared on Discord, which is nice because I like the people on there, but limiting as it’s only a select group of folks. But...

As a veteran who writes about soldiers, I inevitably get questions about whether any of my stories are true. People find different ways to ask: Are your characters based on real people? Did this event really happen? And, my least favorite, are you really Colonel Butler? Sometimes, if I’m being a bit of a dick,...