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Real Talk: 10 Brutal Reasons You’re Failing as a Writer

I remember the first time I called myself a writer out loud. It felt bold, rebellious, almost dangerous—like saying Voldemort’s name in a Harry Potter book. But after the initial…

Gabriel LucateroJanuary 5, 2025

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Real Talk: Welcome to 2025: Stories, Secrets, and a New Chapter

Let’s start fresh: 2025 is here, and I’m not fading into the background this time. Maybe you’ve seen me pop up before—a sharp-tongued book review here, a haunting short story…

Gabriel LucateroJanuary 1, 2025

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Real Talk: New Year’s Resolutions Are Trash

Here’s Why You Don’t Need Them: Let’s get one thing straight: New Year’s resolutions are the diet pills of personal growth. They promise transformation, sprinkle in a little hope, and…

Gabriel LucateroDecember 30, 2024

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Real Talk: Why Self-Awareness Is the Real Plot Twist You Need

Here’s the uncomfortable truth about self-awareness: it’s like realizing you’ve been writing a novel with Comic Sans. Necessary, a little mortifying, and absolutely transformative. For indie writers, it is the…

Gabriel LucateroDecember 23, 2024

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Real Talk: Surviving Christmas: Without Losing Your Sanity or Sales

Ah, Christmas. The season of joy, goodwill, and… endless distractions. It’s five days away but feels like it came a month ago. For indie writers, it’s not all chestnuts roasting…

Gabriel LucateroDecember 20, 2024

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Real Talk: Goals for Writers Who Hate Goals

Goal setting. Sounds sexy, doesn’t it? You picture yourself jotting down ambitious plans in a sleek notebook you bought from the clearance section at Staples, sipping coffee like a moody…

Gabriel LucateroDecember 5, 2024

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Real Talk: I Burned The Rulebook and Write What I Want

Writing is hard. Being a writer? That’s a whole other level of masochism. But here you are, pen in hand (or fingers on keys), chasing that dream of seeing your…

Gabriel LucateroDecember 3, 2024

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Real Talk: A Writer’s Thanksgiving

Grateful for $2.50 and the Dream It Represents It’s Thanksgiving, and like most people, I’ve been thinking about what I’m thankful for this year. Family, health, a few good meals…

Gabriel LucateroNovember 27, 2024

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Book Review: American Psycho

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis: A Book Review When American Psycho came out in 1991, it horrified people—and not just a little bit. It wasn’t a mild discomfort or…

Gabriel LucateroNovember 26, 2024

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Fiction: The Ghost Lover; A Gothic, Californian Tale

Fourteen years ago, I wrote a story that was unlike anything I had tried before. Around the same time, I was penning other tales that have since found their way…

Gabriel LucateroSeptember 6, 2024

FICTION, REVIEWS, AND REAL TALK.

Real Talk: 10 Brutal Reasons You’re Failing as a Writer

Real Talk: Welcome to 2025: Stories, Secrets, and a New Chapter

Real Talk: New Year’s Resolutions Are Trash

Real Talk: Why Self-Awareness Is the Real Plot Twist You Need

Real Talk: Surviving Christmas: Without Losing Your Sanity or Sales

Real Talk: Goals for Writers Who Hate Goals

Real Talk: I Burned The Rulebook and Write What I Want

Real Talk: A Writer’s Thanksgiving

Book Review: American Psycho

Fiction: The Ghost Lover; A Gothic, Californian Tale

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