Selected Articles and Writings
Graphic Design & Branding
- The Secret Life of the Tagline
- BGP's Spyglass Spotlight -- Umami Treats
- Raster and Vector Images Explained
- Brands, Logos and The Missing Link -- My Thoughts on What Many Small Businesses Don't Understand About Proper Brand Management.
- Lorem Ipsum -- just as filling as real content with half the calories.
- Reflections on Beauty, Truth and Graphic Design
- Proof of Life -- A Creative Director's Horror Story
Book Publishing
- The Ambitious Author's Press Kit: Guerrilla-Style Tips for Starting Your Self-Published Book Promotional Campaign the Right Way.
- Shakespeare's Book Release Party -- A Small Publisher's Guide to Creating a Million Dollar Book Event on a Poor Man's Budget.
- Writing, Manuscripts, and the Dating Game -- A Little Insight into the Different Meanings Behind Rejection Letters.
- Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road -- more answers regarding grants for publishing startups.
- Banks, Business Loans and Small Publishers -- can they play nice together? (the dirty lowdown about startup funding)
- A Word About Poetry (observations on publishing poetry books)
- POD and You (or how to tell the difference between Print-on-Demand vs Publish-on-Demand without checking for an Adam's Apple)
- POD Publishing Services, Math, and You -- Can publishing through POD Publishers be profitable for self-published authors?
- Self-Publishing Suicide -- some mistakes self-published authors often make that kill their books and how to avoid them.
Writing
- The Secret Life of the Tagline
- Writing, Manuscripts, and the Dating Game -- A Little Insight into the Different Meanings Behind Rejection Letters.
- Chasing Bambu -- Why Reality is a Choice (and not an obligation) for any Writer that has Lived Life on the Edge.
- What was the motivating factor that caused you to begin to write?
- How to Start and Finish your Story (without the guilt of falling off the wagon)
- The Big Heist -- How do I keep people from stealing my book idea?
- Tag Team Fiction and You -- Will it Work? (thoughts on collaberative writing)
- Staying Motivated while Writing (tips for how to finish the manuscript without making a deal with the Devil)
- A Few Tips and Techniques for Writing Drafts
- Is it Possible to Speak Your Way to a Finished Book (the scoop on writing a manuscript using voice activated software)
- Writing the Great American Novel on the Calendar (How Long Does it Take to Finish a Novel?)
The Bamboo Chronicles (personal writing project)
Essays & Social Commentary
- A Small Town Rogue's Impressions of Big-City Casino Poker Rooms (Part I)
- Juneteenth, Judge's Story and Mr. Isaiah's Immaculate Bus: (A Strange Trip Back into My Black Experience)
- Memorial Day Reflections and Thoughts of The Missing Bell...
- Gentlemen Misrepresented (thoughts on some of the origins of Chivalry)
- A Matter of Life, Art and Youth -- Are the Effects of Violence in the Media on Youth Perpetuated by Art Imitating Life or Life Imitating Art?
Wit n’ Wisdoms
Imaginary Cats (poetry and prose)
