Blogging

Ohio isn't a postcard hiking state. No Rockies, no Cascades. But after years of exploring its gorges, forests, and preserves, I'm convinced it's underrated.

I didn't grow up as an outdoorsman. The hiking thing crept up on me — and now it's the simplest antidote to the noisiest world I know.

Behind the corrupted moon base, the Void, and the Fist of the First Citizen—how I built the worldbuilding for the Last Light series.

I spent three months researching moon bases before writing a single chapter. NASA announced a $20 billion lunar base plan the same month my book launches.

This week's roundup: running AI agents that do useful work, giving an AI assistant real terminal access, and building Last Light's moon base.

How I research blog topics that balance search traffic with realistic ranking difficulty — keywords, gaps, and focus habits.

How I use Ahrefs to find blog topics readers actually search for — search volume, ranking difficulty, and gaps worth writing.

Practical ways to grow blog readership by engaging the audience you already have — replies, community, and habits that stick.