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C.J. Subko
Everything that isn't skill is luck

Aug 3, 2026

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4 min read

Everything that isn't skill is luck

Exploring the role of chance in publishing success

C.J. Subko
C.J. Subko
Why gendered genres are so last millennium

Jul 20, 2026

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4 min read

Why gendered genres are so last millennium

On the subject of mantasy, guyfi, and women's fiction

C.J. Subko
C.J. Subko
I'm self-publishing a Gothic horror novella!

Jul 1, 2026

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2 min read

I'm self-publishing a Gothic horror novella!

Welcome to the world of The Ghost of Hightower Pond

C.J. Subko
C.J. Subko
I am still just a rat in a cage etc.

Jun 23, 2026

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3 min read

I am still just a rat in a cage etc.

Why do we crave external validation?

C.J. Subko
C.J. Subko
It's the friends we made along the way

May 11, 2026

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4 min read

It's the friends we made along the way

Stop treating other writers like enemies

C.J. Subko
C.J. Subko
Who gets a happy ending?

Mar 30, 2026

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10 min read

Who gets a happy ending?

The problem(s) with unproblematic and flawless main characters

C.J. Subko
C.J. Subko
The psychology of creating characters (Part 2)

Feb 16, 2026

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10 min read

The psychology of creating characters (Part 2)

The Five Factor Model of personality or "Big Five"

C.J. Subko
C.J. Subko
The lure of comfort horror

Feb 2, 2026

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8 min read

The lure of comfort horror

When the world is burning, some of us turn to the dark side

C.J. Subko
C.J. Subko
Believing in the "yet"

Jan 16, 2026

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7 min read

Believing in the "yet"

Confidence, publication, and the art of hope

C.J. Subko
C.J. Subko
Looking back on the writing lessons of 2025

Dec 29, 2025

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8 min read

Looking back on the writing lessons of 2025

Spoiler: I survived it, somehow

C.J. Subko
C.J. Subko
The origin of the scribble trope map

Dec 1, 2025

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8 min read

The origin of the scribble trope map

In which C.J. admits to something publicly

C.J. Subko
C.J. Subko
Hitting the electrified wire

May 26, 2025

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4 min read

Hitting the electrified wire

The role of learned helplesness in writing burnout

C.J. Subko
C.J. Subko
Beating burnout 100 words at a time

Apr 22, 2025

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2 min read

Beating burnout 100 words at a time

What I've learned

C.J. Subko
C.J. Subko
On burnout and taking breaks

Apr 7, 2025

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3 min read

On burnout and taking breaks

Even when you really don't want to

C.J. Subko
C.J. Subko
Kickstarter time: a new SFFH anthology

Apr 1, 2025

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2 min read

Kickstarter time: a new SFFH anthology

For marginalized authors kicking down doors

C.J. Subko
C.J. Subko
Why do they stay?

Mar 31, 2025

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5 min read

Why do they stay?

Haunted houses and the fear of the unknown

C.J. Subko
C.J. Subko

Craft

+1

Dealing with the 20k novel writing slump

Mar 24, 2025

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5 min read

Dealing with the 20k novel writing slump

And why 20k anyway

C.J. Subko
C.J. Subko
Patience and the art of waiting

Mar 17, 2025

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3 min read

Patience and the art of waiting

How to wait productively

C.J. Subko
C.J. Subko

Writing

Writing for yourself or the audience

Mar 12, 2025

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4 min read

Writing for yourself or the audience

The eternal struggle

C.J. Subko
C.J. Subko
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