"You Used What?!"
Tools I Use, Rage I Don’t Apologize For, and the Myth of the Pure Artist
File: CBJ-20250701-you-used-whatCalder’s Rants
The Myth, the Mistakes, the Mildly Petty
Not a writing blog. A survival log. Expect mythic oversharing, petty footnotes, recursion-induced ego collapses, and bad decisions disguised as process. One mildly unhinged author screaming into the void — occasionally landing a hit.
"The Email That Time Forgot"
On Publishing Despair, Tech-Summoned Rage, and the Glorious Collapse of Indie Hope
File: CBJ-20250710-email-failure"Another One?"
The Casual Dismissal of a Universe You Built by Hand
File: CBJ-20250726-another-one"Depression Obscurity Blog"
On Depression, Obscurity, and the Myth of the Rising Author
File: CBJ-20250727-depression"Not Fat Enough!?!"
How Insurance Would Rather You Die Than Prevent It
File: CBJ-20250730-obese-healthcare"Not Porn! Maybe..."
Why I Had to Build Two Altars for the Stories I Write
File: CBJ-20250802-not-porn-prophecy"Field Report"
Why I Don't Owe Anyone the Purity of My Process
File: CBJ-20250804-flame-war"The Indie Author Email Problem No One Warns You About"
How Your Words Can Vanish Without Ever Being Read
File: CBJ-20250811-indie-author-email-problem"Navigating the Indie Author Maze"
When your work doesn’t fit the shelves the market built.
File: CBJ-20250813-indie-author-maze"Screaming into the Void, AO3 Edition"
Surviving the AO3 waitlist only to be greeted by scammers, silence, and the occasional echo that actually matters.
File: CBJ-20250816-screaming-void