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2026

March

21 | Free Resources That Explain Outlining Methods (Grok Diary – Day 27)
20 | 5 More Unknown Outlining Methods for Novel Writing (Grok Diary – Day 26)
19 | Can you name the five most common outlining methods? (Grok Diary – Day 25)
18 | How do I know when my outline is “good enough” to start writing the first draft?
17 | What are the main differences between pantsing, plotting, and plantsing? (Grok Diary – Day 23)
16 | Get My Latest Novel Therapy For Free
16 | Should you outline only the plot or also characters, settings, and other elements of a story? (Grok Diary – Day 22)
15 | What are the most important story beats an outline should contain? (Grok Diary – Day 21)
14 | How to Generate Story Ideas
14 | How Detailed Should An Outline Be? (Grok Diary – Day 20)
13 | The 3 Best Resources That Explain The Snowflake Method For Outlining According to Grok (Grok Diary – Day 19)
12 | Which Outlining Method Should a Beginner Start With ? (Grok Diary – Day 18)
11 | Should We Use Outlining or Just Write Our Novels Freely? (Grok Diary – Day 17)
10 | Idea Generation Basics Are Covered. What Should We Focus On Next? (Grok Diary – Day 16)
9 | Get My Latest Short Story Photos From The Past For Free (STORY52 No. 17)
9 | Is There a Way to Decide if a Story Idea is Better Than Another? (Grok Diary – Day 15)
8 | What are 3 quick and effective prompts I can use to generate fresh story ideas with AI? (Grok Diary – Day 14)
7 | Grok Advices to Check Out Sudowrite (Grok Diary – Day 13)
6 | Free Tools to Generate Story Ideas (Grok Diary – Day 12)
5 | How to Create an “Idea Bank” for Story Ideas (Grok Diary – Day 11)
5 | The Problems of Making Comics With ChatGPT (V5 – 2026)
5 | The Last Superhero – Part 3 (AI Comic)
4 | 5-Minute Daily Routine for Story Idea Generation (Grok Diary – Day 10)
3 | 3 More Methods to Generate Story Ideas Recommended by Grok (Grok Diary – Day 9)
2 | How to Build a Strong Writing Routine
2 | What is the single most important method authors should use to generate story ideas? (Grok Diary – Day 8)
2 | Comment Settings Have Changed on This Site
2 | Get My Latest Short Story Rubik For Free (STORY52 No. 16)
1 | Once a Writing Routine Is Set Up, Where Should You Go Next? (Grok Diary – Day 7)
1 | How Many Books Can You Publish by Writing 1,000 Words a Day? (Grok Diary – Day 6)
1 | How Long Does It Take Until a Writing Routine Becomes Second Nature? (Grok Diary – Day 5)
1 | 3 Things to Do to Maintain a Writing Routine for 5 Years (Grok Diary – Day 4)
1 | Free Tools to Track Your Writing Routine (Grok Diary – Day 3)
1 | What Is the Most Important Thing to Do to Stick to a Writing Routine for 5 Years? (Grok Diary – Day 2)
1 | What Is the Single Most Important Thing Someone Should Do to Become a Successful Indie Author? (Grok Diary – Day 1)
1 | Grok Coaches Me to Become a Successful Indie Author in 2,000 Days (Day 0)

February

28 | Some Changes Are Coming to This Site
27 | 2,000 Days of Grok Coaching Me to Become a Successful Author
26 | Grok Made Me Excited About the Internet Again
25 | Using Grok as a Marketing Tool (Book Marketing)
24 | Untamed (Movie/Show Review)
23 | Get My Latest Short Story Breeding for Free (STORY52 No. 15)
22 | Trying to Become an Author With Grok
21 | A Lesson from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
20 | See Everything as a Work in Progress
18 | A Perspective on Marketing (Book Marketing 2)
17 | Splinter Cell: Deathwatch (Movie/Show Review #14)
16 | Get My Latest Short Story Heaven and Hell for Free (STORY52 No. 14)
15 | The YOU In YouTube Is Gone
14 | A Lesson from the Movie Heretic
13 | Work on the Idea You’re Most Passionate About First
12 | STORY52 Project Update February
11 | The Importance of Having a Routine
9 | Get My Latest Short Story Turing-Test for Free (STORY52 No. 13)
8 | A Marketing Lesson from the UFC
7 | A Lesson from Star Trek: The Next Generation
6 | Why the English Version of My Last Book Has Fewer Pages Than the German One
5 | You Don’t Have to Buy My Short Story Books on Amazon
4 | Blogging for Authors (Book Marketing 1)
3 | Night Sky (Movie/Show Review #13)
2 | Get My Latest Short Story The Equation for Free (STORY52 No. 12)
1 | Author Progress Report – January 2026

January

31 | Why The Movie Ballerina Flopped
30 | I’m Starting to Learn Book Marketing
29 | The Wheel – Full Download Numbers
28 | Chernobyl (Movie/Show Review #12)
27 | European Elites Have Announced Their Social Media Alternative “W” – And It’s Exactly as Bad as You’d Expect
26 | Does It Make a Difference Whether You Give Away Your Books for Free on Weekends or Weekdays?
25 | Do Teenagers Still Think About College?
24 | Get My Latest Short Story Book The Wheel for Free (STORY52 No. 11)
23 | I Should Have Finished My STORY52 Project First
22 | The Best Love, Death & Robots Episode So Far
21 | I Prepare For a Life Without Retirement
20 | Are Quickly Written Books Bad Books?
19 | I’m Back

2025

December

31 | My Year 2025 in Review
29 | Get THE LAST PRESIDENT For FREE This Week (STORY52 No. 10/52)
24 | Christmas Giveaway 2025 – Free Books to Download
21 | My Social Media Plan for 2026
20 | What I’m Going to Blog About in 2026
19 | Reading a Book a Week Again
16 | The Dropout (Movie/Show Review #11)
15 | Analysis of The Cell (2000) – StoryLines Video
14 | Writing Less Will Be a Marker of Human Writing Soon
13 | A Lesson from Wake Up Dead Man
12 | Animal Farm by George Orwell
11 | SEO Basics: Are Meta Keywords Still Important?
10 | Netflix Buys Warner Bros
9 | I Miss Baywatch (Movie/Show Review #10)
8 | My New Book “Like A Rolling Stone” Is Available For FREE This Week (in German)
7 | I Think I’m Never Going to Buy a New Car Ever Again
6 | Publish Everything That You’ve Finished Writing
5 | Erewhon by Samuel Butler (Books to Read #8)
4 | The Main Difference Between a Personal and a Corporate Blog
3 | I Don’t Believe Writer’s Block Exists
2 | Jean-Claude Van Johnson (Movie/Show Review #9)
1 | Author in Progress Report – November 2025

November

30 | Politicians Sound Like CEOs
29 | Collect All Story Ideas – Especially the Bad Ones
28 | We by Yevgeny Zamyatin (Books to Read #7)
27 | SEO Basics: Improve Page Loading Speed
26 | Not All Traffic Is Good Traffic
25 | Alien: Earth (Movie/Show Review #8)
24 | Killtime For FREE This Week (STORY52 No. 9/52)
24 | Week 48/2025 YouTube Videos
23 | Why Hollywood Movies Keep Bombing
22 | Finish What You’ve Started Writing. Always.
21 | The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins (Books to Read #6)
20 | Is SEO Still Needed in the Era of AI?
19 | Don’t Be a 14-Year-Old Online Guru
18 | The Young Pope (Movie/Show Review #7)
17 | Week 47/2025 YouTube Videos
16 | How to Invest 1,000 Dollars
15 | Writing Tips From Robert Heinlein
14 | Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Books to Read #5)
13 | So, Nico Harrison Was Fired
12 | 9 Reasons to Have Numbers in Your Headlines (Number 5 Will Surprise You)
11 | Monster: Season 3 – Ed Gein (Movie/Show Review #6)
10 | Week 46/52 YouTube Videos
9 | You Will Own Nothing And You Will Be Happy … or Else
8 | How to Write a Good Remake (A Lesson From Frankenstein)
7 | A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (Books to Read #4)
6 | Share Your Numbers Transparently
5 | New York Finally Falls for Communism
4 | Monster: Season 2 – The Menendez Brothers (Movie/Show Review #5)
3 | Week 45/52 YouTube Videos
2 | Hollywood isn’t cool anymore — and the movie Amsterdam proves it.
1 | Author in Progress Report – October 2025

October

31 | A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Books to Read #3)
30 | Link Out to Others
29 | Writing a Blog Will Improve Your Writing
28 | Monster: Season 1 – Dahmer (Movie/Show Review #4)
27 | Protocol Twilight Available For FREE This Week (STORY52 No. 8/52)
27 | My Week 44/52 2025 YouTube Videos
26 | Niche Websites Are Over — Build a You Website Instead
25 | It Seems People in Germany Are Being Massively Censored on Twitter
24 | 1984 by George Orwell (Books to Read #2)
23 | Why I Don’t Recommend Writing on Medium
22 | Why Everyone Needs a Website
21 | Wednesday Season 2 Review (Movie/Show Review #3)
20 | How to Use Blogging to Become a More Interesting Man
19 | Getting Out of My Friend Group Made Me Stop Drinking Instantly
18 | A Tale of Two Jokers (Video Essay)
17 | The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (Books to Read #1)
16 | Why I’m Putting All My Books into Kindle Unlimited
15 | Write For Humans, Not Machines
14 | No Surrender, No Retreat (Movie/Show Review #2)
13 | Write A Done List
12 | A Quick Update on My Author in Progress Project
11 | Why Everyone Needs Philosophy
10 | What Happens When AI Takes All the Jobs?
9 | How Long Should Blog Posts Be?
8 | Write What Makes You Proud
7 | Adolescence (Weekly Movie/Show Review #1)
6 | I Will Never Publish Ads on My Blog
5 | If You’re a Blogger, Promote Your Writing Here
4 | What if you build it and no one comes?
3 | Real-Time Biography Blogging
2 | Don’t Use Pop-Ups on Your Website
1 | Author in Progress Report – September 2025

September

30 | Why I’m Going to Write Daily Blog Posts Now
29 | I Like Seth Godin’s Approach to Blogging
28 | Life’s a Journey, Not a Destination (So Is Blogging)
27 | The Mailing Service I Use For My Newsletter
16 | You’ll need to sign up for the mailing list again to get the free book (sorry!).
15 | Setting up a mailing list is painful
15 | Get My Latest Book “Endless” For Free
2 | Starting is Always the Hardest Part
1 | Author In Progress Report – August 2025

August

18 | No Free Story This Week (Sorry)
11 | Get My Short Story “The Asylum” For Free (STORY52 No.7)
10 | I Always Make The Same Mistake
4 | Get My Short Story “The Red Button” For Free (STORY52 No.6)
1 | Author In Progress Report – July 2025

July

28 | Get My Short Story “Those Who Go To War” For Free (STORY52 No.5)
24 | I Gave Away My Last Book On Amazon For Free (Here are my numbers)
22 | Rest in Peace, Prince of Darkness
21 | Get My Short Story “Statues” for Free (STORY52 No. 4)
17 | STORY52 Book Promotion – My First Download Numbers
16 | World War IV is Also Available For Free Now
14 | Get My Short Story “The Companion” For Free (Story52 No. 3)
11 | STORY52 – A Year of Weekly Short Stories
10 | Author in Progress Report – Intro
9 | The First Step Is Getting Impressions for Your Book
8 | Get My Latest Novel “Forever” For Free
7 | Writing 52 Short Story Books for Amazon
2 | Get July’s Short Story Book For Free – The Last Portrait

June

25 | The 1K a Day Writing Method
20 | Get My Latest Book For Free – Black Market Dreams
18 | Write Every Day
16 | I Started A Newsletter
13 | I’ve Updated My About Page
11 | Write Better Books | A Lesson from Red 11
4 | I’m Figuring Things Out – No More Transcripts Here
2 | On George R. R. Martin Addressing the Fans
1 | PSG Wins the Champions League
1 | Clownworld Chronicles on Substack

May

28 | Write Better Books | A Lesson from The Menu
27 | The Real Lessons of Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein (Video Essay #2 Transcript)
24 | Amazon’s Wheel Of Time Cancelled
22 | My Video Essay Channel Is Live
21 | Write Better Books | A Lesson From Judge Dredd
20 | Why Stories Matter (Video Essay #1 Transcript)
14 | Write Better Books | A Lesson from Wrestling and the NWO
13 | The Mavericks Receive Their Compensation for Sending Luka Doncić to the Lakers
9 | Blogging in English or Your Native Language
7 | Write Better Books | Write About the Details of Work and Hobbies
6 | Blogging in the Age of AI
4 | Making Comics With Midjourney (Update for V7)
2 | How to Start Blogging
1 | Progress Report April 2025

April

30 | Write Better Books | A Lesson From James Bond
29 | The Best-Selling Book Genre
28 | What I’ll Write Over The Next Months … Years … Decades (Becoming an Author #3)
27 | I’ve Created My Contact Page With Another Plugin
24 | Coach Red Pill’s Videos Will Always Be There
23 | Write Better Books | Read Better Stories
22 | I Hit 10,000 Subscribers on YouTube
21 | The Idol – Season 1 Review
20 | Defense Wins Championships But Not Play-Ins | The Mavericks Disaster
19 | I’ve Added a Search Bar to My Archives Page
18 | Creating A Resources Page
17 | First Objective: Do More (Becoming an Author #2)
16 | Daily Blogging to Promote Books (Becoming an Author #1)
15 | Women in Space
13 | What Should I Write About On My Blog?

March

12 | I Try To Become A Real Author Now

February

28 | How To Make Comics With AI (Midjourney 2025)
25 | The Problems Of Making Comics With AI (Midjourney 2025)
24 | The Last Superhero – Part 2 (AI Comic)
24 | The Last Superhero – Part 1 (My First AI Comic)