How To Make a Book Trailer

  I was able to create this 3D version of my cover over on Creative Indie. The black stripe is from cutting a logo out and isn’t visible in the modified book trailer. Recently, I learned about Bunkrapp. It’s an easy-to-use presentation creation tool...

Top 10 Reasons to Live in Omaha

During my years as a training and development consultant, I spent most of my time traveling across the US. Oftentimes, I’d get asked a lot of questions about Omaha. Some of these questions revealed how little the inquisitor knew about Nebraska, and specifically...

5 Things Martial Arts Isn’t About

Training in a martial art is a journey.  After twenty-seven years studying a variety of styles, having instructors, not having instructors, dealing with injuries, and a periodic lack of motivation to train, I know that it’s a journey. And, each time a teacher...

5 Omaha Businesses You Must Visit

Some of the places in the Deadly Sins series don’t exist. Don’t come to Omaha, Fremont, or Lincoln, NE looking for them. But, others are awesome, thriving, businesses worth your time. Here’s a list to get you ready for your next trip to this...

25 Nebraska Breweries You Must Try

BEER! Glorious Beer! Okay, full disclosure here. I don’t drink beer. I’ve tried. Really, I wanted to like it. Even while traveling in Belgium years ago, where beer is HUGE, I was repelled by the taste and smell. But … This isn’t about what I...

Use Flash Fiction to Develop Characters

“You must learn to be three people at once: writer, character, and reader.” ― Nancy Kress, Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints   Creating characters is easy. Developing them is the...