Fighting for Writing

Libraries are awesome and have so many more resources than just books. Find out where your closest library is. I dare you. Check out my website: tatesapb.com

Part 2 of me rambling on about The Lord of the Rings. Please enjoy! (I'm aware I called Sarumon, Sauron, a few times. I apologize. = ) Please check out my website: tatesapb.com

Listen up as I blah, blah, blah about The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien. You shall not pass! (up this offer to listen to this!) Check out my website as well: tatesapb.com

Happy Halloween everyone! Please enjoy this short story of mine 'The Miracle Child'. If you enjoyed this, please subscribe and share with others and enjoy the spooky, best holiday of the year!

A wee update about a Halloween Story, an the first 100 pages!! Please subscribe, share and check out my website: tatesapb.com

Just a little check in where I rant and rave as per the usual. Please enjoy, share and check out my website: tatesapb.com Also check out my brother's website: https://hmerrillwriting.com/

Listen to this episode all about JAWS - the book and the movie. Because yes, it was a book first. Also check out my website: tatesapb.com to check out my other projects. And check out my brother's website as well where he posts his short stories: https://hmerrillwriting.com/ As always, thank you for listening.

A bunch of little updates and a reading of the Prologue of the first novel I ever wrote 'Soul Eater' or 'Alpha' - haven't really decided on the title yet. Please enjoy. Check out my website: tatesapb.com My brother is also a writer and has his own website here: https://hmerrillwriting.com/

Listen to me rant and rave about book covers! Also check out my website: tatesapb.com

People, people, people, just take care of yourselves. Okay? And if you need someone to talk to, talk to me.

Just a little update to let y'all know I'm still here.

Where do titles even come from? How do author's decide on them? Listen here for a little episode about the titles of my books! Check out my website: tatesapb.com and my linktree: https://linktr.ee/tatesapb

Ever find yourself trying to please others with your writing? Or pandering to people in hopes to get published? Don't. Write what you love. Also, happy New Year! Check out my website tatesapb.com And my Instagram @tatesapb

Just a little update and wishing everyone the happiest of holidays, a great New Year and much success to us in 2024!!

Do you like self editing? 'Cause I sure don't, but listen how I deal with it anyway on this crazy episode. Also check out my other podcast 'Mama Margaret Took an Axe'. Check out my website: tatesapb.com Check out my Instagram: tatesapb and tatepresents And here is my linktree with both: https://linktr.ee/tatesapb

Alright, alright, I mixed up Oxford Street and Park Lane at the beginning, but I realized it later on, so people of London, please don't slay me! Instead, listen to how and what I research for my novels. Follow me on Instagram at tatesapb and tatepresents. Check out my website tatesapb.com and enjoy reading, enjoy writing, and enjoy life!

Yes! I wrote a true crime podcast. It's called 'Mama Margaret Took an Axe'. Find it wherever you listen to your podcasts. Also check out my new Instagram tatepresents to see all photos and materials created for 'Mama Margaret'. Subscribe and share. Check out my website as well tatesapb.com

Listen to this random episode I recorded about Agatha Christie. Should you read her books? Yes! At least try one - some are quite fantastic. Please like, share, subscribe and follow on Instagram @tatepresents @tatesapb and check out my website tatesapb.com

My thoughts on censorship, banned books, and changing what has already been published. Keep listening to the end where I discuss why my books would be banned!! I hope that someday one of my novels is added to a banned book list. That means I really made it!

Do I read banned books? You bet I do! Listen to me talk about a few I have really enjoyed and one I absolutely despise, but still don't care if other people read. Please enjoy and share! Below is the linktree with my Instragram, Youtube and website. Also, I apologize for some sound differences in this episode - I had to record it at three different times due to life. Oh life, how cruel you can...

Have you ever heard authors say you need a space to write or that you need to write a certain amount of words a day? What do I think about that? Listen here to find out. Here is the linktree to my Instagram, website and YouTube channel. Check them out! https://linktr.ee/tatesapb And here is a link to my brother's website where he posts his stories. Check it out! https://hmerrillwriting.wordpre...

We made it to episode TEN guys! Hurray! This is a bit of a mess due to technical and audio difficulties with my original episode 10 so here we go-presenting a part of my 'Soul Eater' novel, the first novel I ever wrote. Please enjoy. Here is my linktree with my Instagram and my website: https://linktr.ee/tatesapb Please share and subscribe!

Ever get stuck reading a book with tropes you hate? Dogs dying, perfect characters with no growth, enemies to lovers perhaps? Listen to this episode where I discuss the literary tropes I absolutely despise. Also follow me on Instagram at tatesapb Check out my website at tatesapb.com And check out my brother's website where he posts short stories totally free at: https://hmerrillwriting.wordpre...

Come with me as we plot to take over the world, plot revenge, plot how to get all the cookies!! Just kidding. Here is a disorganized episode about how to plot out your book where I go off on tangents about The Day of the Jackal and how I really don't know how to plot. Please enjoy. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tatesapb

Here is my Character Episode - the one I planned as my last episode but that went off the deep end and became about adaptations. So here we finally are, the long awaited (yes, a whole two weeks of waiting) character episode. You just gotta have 'em. Linktree - https://linktr.ee/tatesapb