Scribtotum
Twenty-plus years of articles, journal entries, and blog posts on the creative life.
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The Article Archive
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Why I Re-Launched My Patreon Community
First published on July 26, 2022
I'm building a community of friends and fans; readers and writers. Discover why I've returned to a neo-patronage revenue model, and how it might help you in your own creative endeavors.
038: Take a Chance
First published on June 20, 2022
Episode 38 of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick introduces the brand new patron-supported community for friends and fans of my work and those who want to build a healthy, successful creative life.
I’ve Joined the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
First published on June 10, 2022
I'm proud to announce I've joined the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Read all about my motivations, my early impressions, and my intentions.
Your Antagonist Is a Philosophical Instrument (The Joker in Nolan and Goyer’s “The Dark Knight”)
First published on April 15, 2022
One for the fiction writers: How the Joker in the movie The Dark Knight is a perfect example of using your antagonist as an instrument to argue the philosophical point of your story.
Earn Money in the Matthew Wayne Selznick Affiliate Program
First published on April 5, 2022
Introducing my affiliate program: your chance to earn money for recommending my books, short stories, non-fiction, and other creative endeavors!
It’s Never Too Early to Create Your Author Marketing Infrastructure
First published on March 14, 2022
When is it time to create your author website, set up your social media, and mailing list? How's six months ago? I explain why the time to get started is right now or sooner!
“Light of the Outsider” Selected by Kevin J. Anderson for Curated StoryBundle
First published on March 4, 2022
Find out how you can get my latest novel and a dozen other epic fantasy novels in the 2022 Truly Epic Fantasy StoryBundle, curated by Kevin J. Anderson.
Presenting a New Website Design
First published on February 12, 2022
Let's talk about all the stuff that's new and different around here... and where the heck I've been the last ten months or so.
What It Took To Write My Novelette “The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay”
First published on April 8, 2021
A behind-the-scenes, all-access look at the creation of my Shaper's World novelette "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay."