by Ben Finn | Jan 14, 2025 | Kill Them Dead World, Writing and Publishing
Hey Ben here. It’s been 12 years since we wrote Kill Them Dead: Genesis, our serialized fiction about a future zombie apocalypse that begins in space. Not sure what’s more shocking—the 12 years or the zombie story starting on a space station. Never mind. Mark and I...
by Ben Finn | Jan 13, 2025 | Writing and Publishing
Key Takeaways: The Fun in Creating Worlds for Fiction Boundless Creativity: World-building allows writers to imagine unique universes, breaking free from real-world constraints to explore new ideas and “what ifs.” Rich Details Add Depth: Small details like...
by Ben Finn | Oct 16, 2024 | Writing and Publishing
Why You Should Not Write Every Day – Surely, Ben, Old Pal, That’s Just Terrible, Terrible, Terrible Writing Advice! Listen, I get it. It’s been drilled into us through every blog, book, course, and success story about writing—that one of the keys to success, if not...
by Ben Finn | Oct 14, 2024 | Unknown Author, Writing and Publishing
In a previous article, I covered why it is more than okay to be an unknown author. This fleeting muse is just an expansion of that topic and here we will look at five advantages of being an Unknown Author. The Perks of Being an Unknown Author (Yes, They Exist!) We’ve...
by Ben Finn | Oct 11, 2024 | Unknown Author
Ps: Yes a ps at the top of a piece of content. Weird I know… especially from an unknown author, okay back to the PS: There is an announcement of sorts at the end of this post – don’t worry I am not selling you any weird old course or anything. If you...
by Ben Finn | Oct 17, 2023 | Musings, Writing and Publishing
So, I have been in the Kindle direct publishing and self-publishing game for almost 12 years. And over the years I have seen terrible writing and publishing advice. And no, I am not a full-time author. And no, I have not made millions of dollars with my writing. And...
by Ben Finn | Oct 12, 2023 | Musings, What ifs
Perhaps a better question would be, are we closer than EVER to the Start of World War Three? When I was a boy we lived through the cold war. Lived through sporadic, unjustified, and cruel Wars all over the world. And the Second World War was history, something we...
by Ben Finn | Sep 4, 2023 | Free Short Stories
This is a free World War Three short story. In short, it is a new world I am contemplating to develop further. That said, this one is on me. Let me know in the comments what you think. Brent and Elana: World War Three April 2027 Gunfire echoed through the...
by Ben Finn | Sep 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
KDP low-content books are simply killing the game slowly for the indie industry. Yes, sweeping statement. I also know this is going to piss off many people. Guess I am happy with the number of friends I do have Yes, there are a few proper publishers in this genre, so...
by Ben Finn | Aug 23, 2022 | Musings
So, it has been almost 10 years since we wrote Kill Them Dead. Yes, almost. And we had plans man. World domination plans. Millionaire writer’s plans. Yes, those plans. But things don’t always go according to plan. See we started our writing at the...