IS AI A GIFT OR A CURSE My latest Patreon Post is up. It's about a survey I recently saw in which the creative community was asked to assess various uses of AI. The results were unsurprising in some ways, surprising in others, and enlightening in even more. www.patreon.com/RonCollinsWr...

Is AI A Gift or A Curse? | Ron Collins

(Wherein We Take a Survey) I spend an hour a day invested in something related to AI. Often more than an hour. By “invested in” I mean anyth

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Happy to make the "official" announcement regarding HALLOWEEN HEARTS, a fun cozy horror Halloween romance anthology @purellian and I collaborated on. 12 great stories from 12 amazing writers! Get deets, and notified of our @Kickstarter launch (9/1): www.typosphere.com/2026/07/29/i...

I’m Just Like, How Do I Tell This Story? My next Patreon post is up. It’s about a bit of a rabbit hole I’ve fallen into regarding a different form of storytelling—specifically in this case, “cinematic vlogs.” I love it when this happens. Maybe you will, too. www.patreon.com/RonCollinsWr...

THE MINIMUM VIABLE INDIE PUBLISHER Rolling my last Patreon over to my Typosphere blog. This one is about what it means to be a publisher, and how we, as Indies, decide how far to go with it--as long as our mindset allows us to, anyway. www.typosphere.com/2026/07/18/t...

The Multi-verse Is Complicated. Baseball Is Simple. Just Ask Don-o. Today's the last day of the FOR THE HEART OF THE GAME @kickstarter.com. Check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...

The PEBA Diaries: Now Complete In Paperback and Hardcover!

Alt-History, Mystery, Science Fiction, and Fantasy: An Epic Battle Across Time and Space for the Heart of Baseball!

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Saw BACKROOMS last night. Interesting. I wasn't aware of its background, so I went in clean. Psychological horror with a deep core in SF. Enjoyable.

RELUCTANT HEROES (Almost Competent!) CRIME & MYSTERY BASEBALL HOPEPUNK Kickstarter ends tomorrow! (And the Proofs are here!) www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...

Mystery, Crime, Science Fiction, and Baseball. Celebrate Baseball's All-Star break with a triple play of genre goodness! @kickstarter.com ends in two days! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...

The PEBA Diaries: Now Complete In Paperback and Hardcover!

Alt-History, Mystery, Science Fiction, and Fantasy: An Epic Battle Across Time and Space for the Heart of Baseball!

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Kid's day with the Aces!

A'ja's PRACTICE As I prepare to see the Aces today I'm finally getting my next Patreon post moved to Typosphere. This one's about what it takes to be truly great, which is simple at its core, I suppose, and also as intimidating as heck. www.typosphere.com/2026/07/11/a...

A friendship forged in baseball becomes the key to saving worlds? Just in time for the All-Star game? You bet! FOR THE HEART OF THE GAME funded in one morning on @kickstarter.com. Check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...

Time to make the donuts. :) Er ... time to eat the donuts? Whatever.

Every Baseball Season Hides a Mystery. Every Mystery Leads Somewhere Impossible. And we're live! Very excited to note that FOR THE HEART OF THE GAME is available now on @kickstarter.com . Check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...

The PEBA Diaries: Now Complete In Paperback and Hardcover!

Alt-History, Mystery, Science Fiction, and Fantasy: An Epic Battle Across Time and Space for the Heart of Baseball!

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SOME GAMES CHANGE HISTORY. SOME SAVE IT. Ron talks about his newest kickstarter, which launches tomorrow, July 7--and which means there's only one day left to get a free copy of "Kagari" by getting notified! Link in a comment... youtu.be/Vh9O2AcFe6I

The PEBA Diaries Hits Kickstarter!

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Happy 250th. America. Hope you can make it through at least one more.

Finally got to rolling my Patreon post of (more than) a few weeks back over to Typosphere. So now, you, too, can read my thoughts on RUNNING THE BUSINESS (Or, It's Time to Change the Plan(ning Method!)) [Grin] www.typosphere.com/2026/07/03/r...

Currently listening to my favorite David Bowie song. Which is, of course, which ever one is on.

The Universe Is Complicated. Baseball Is Simple. Kickstarting July 7th - click to get notified! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...

Coming soon: The PEBA Diaries: Now Complete In Paperback and Hardcover!

Alt-History, Mystery, Science Fiction, and Fantasy: An Epic Battle Across Time and Space for the Heart of Baseball!

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Just in time to celebrate baseball's All-Star break... Baseball. Mystery. Time Travel. Adventure. Kickstarting July 7th - click to get notified! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...

Coming soon: The PEBA Diaries: Now Complete In Paperback and Hardcover!

Alt-History, Mystery, Science Fiction, and Fantasy: An Epic Battle Across Time and Space for the Heart of Baseball!

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THE MINIMUM VIABLE INDIE PUBLISHER My latest Patreon post is up. It's about what it means to be a publisher, and how we decide how far to go with it--as long as our mindset allows us to, anyway. www.patreon.com/RonCollinsWr...

The Minimum Viable Indie Publisher | Ron Collins

Bad marketer aside to start: Want a free copy of my novelette “Kagari?” (originally published in Analog), check out the pre-launch page for

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Every Season Hides a Mystery. Happy to note that the pre-launch page for The PEBA Diaries is now live! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...

Coming soon: The PEBA Diaries: Now Complete In Paperback and Hardcover!

Alt-History, Mystery, Science Fiction, and Fantasy: An Epic Battle Across Time and Space for the Heart of Baseball!

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A'JA's PRACTICE My latest Patreon post is up. I've made it a free one because I got motivated. I suppose that's what happens when you get to see greatness. #ALLINLV www.patreon.com/RonCollinsWr...

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A quick "inside look" at a a new Kickstarter for "For the Heart of the Game" ... and some examples of why these things are a lot of work. Or, maybe it's just me. :) www.typosphere.com/2026/06/12/f...

Voted!

A NEW BOOK: FOR THE HEART OF THE GAME I've rolled another post over to Typosphere. It's about how I finished it, how that wasn't supposed to be the case, and how you can find it (for a limited time!), in the Escape 2026 StoryBundle. More links in replies! www.typosphere.com/2026/06/09/a...

Knicks on a roll. Trump goes to a game. Knicks lose. hmmm.

RUNNING THE BUSINESS (Or, It's Time to Change the Plan(ning Method!)) My latest Patreon is up. It's about how my brain requires change to keep from getting stale, and, of course, about how I've attacked the problem of planning my work this time. Interesting, right? www.patreon.com/posts/runnin...

Running the Business | Ron Collins

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A FUN NEW BOOK: FOR THE HEART OF THE GAME (And, Um, Thank the Powers I’m an Indie?) My latest Patreon post is up. It's about, well, it's about what the subject says it's about--in all ways. Things happen, after all, and sometimes they're good! www.patreon.com/posts/fun-ne...

A Fun New Book: For the Heart of the Game | Ron Collins

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THE MISSING MAN My latest Patreon Post is up. It’s about a guy, or a group of guys, I woke up thinking about. It’s also about rain. And maybe even about creativity. Whatever that is. www.patreon.com/posts/missin...

The Missing Man | Ron Collins

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“The act of being a writer, the point of being a writer, is to find joy in your life and to bring that out of you.” “On Being (And Becoming Again!) A Writer” is close to my heart because it helped me out of a funk. It might help you, too. Still available TODAY ONLY. storybundle.com/writing