I've started a collection of illustrated talks that I call my 'Years of Consequence' presentations. Below is a list of my currently available Years of Consequence talks and details about how you can book a talk for your association, group, or community event...

How can I stop AI copying my manuscript? Here are some tips to help make your book more difficult for generative A.I. to Potterize!

First-person perspective (POV) is a great way to get close to a character and feel what they feel and see what they see, but first-person POV can be restrictive... what point of view should you choose for your story?

In my interview with B. Marcus Walker, we discuss how a writer can allow his characters some degree of free-will, and we talk about developing a convincing system of magic...

Is the human race losing creative drive? Are people less creative than they once were? Are humans becoming incapable of creative thought?

People often describe me as an eccentric, and truthfully, I’m pleased to wear the label. I don’t consider the word to be any term of ridicule, though I realise some folks poke fun at me behind my back; but I don’t care! What is an eccentric, anyway?

A writer's theme is the central idea that binds all narrative elements into one unified body... here are some more details >>

Some level-headed readers turn away from fantasy writing and magical systems yet they enjoy Sci-Fi literature. So, what's wrong with magic?

Just wanting to write won’t carry you through. Desire won’t cut-the-mustard! A plan will fail. Even the best meant resolutions can't be kept... to complete a book, an author must have a reason to write!

Author Christopher Kaufman has created not just a series of fantasy books but an entire multi-media experience with his Tales of the Ocean City. In my Myth & Magic interview with Christopher Kaufman I discuss his contribution to fantasy creation...

What is dream narrative? It's a plot-driven framework of jumbled ideas that arrives 'presented' as a series of events that have identifiable characters and believable themes, yet these events appeared in a dream. ..

I interviewed the busy Sci-Fi author Christian Hurst, who is the creator of the best-selling space opera series 'Lily Starling' and we discussed the definition of courage...

Autoscopic Projection is a technique that could enable coexistent sensory bilocation (that's the ability for a person to be 'in two places at once.') Here, Neil explains how the technique works...

Castlehood by English author Neil Mach has a fascinating premise. The Marches setting for his knightly historical fiction (a contested region that lays between England and Wales) feels vivid and turbulent. Ysldora’s role as the only female castellan in this region instantly captures the reader's attention.

What is intrusive polynomial absentia? It's a a disappearing incident that happens at an inconvenient moment. Here, Neil defines these bizarre events...

Older readers relate to stories set in the Second World War ; but do younger readers experience the same connection with our recent past?...

Viant Lipoxeny is technology or concentrative detachment techniques (meditation) that allows practitioners to be "transported" to an otherworldly, ethereal plane...

My interview with R E Holding covers world-building tips, insights into what she describes as ‘world-building sickness’, magic system development, and editing techniques...

There are those who say that life is an illusion and that reality is but a figment of the imagination. .. But how can creative thinkers...

Are you an independent writer trying to find a strategy to put your new book in front of readers? Here's a fantastic chance to discuss...