Author, Gambling, Writing
A Little Detour Before the Deal
I stepped into the glitzy, neon-lit world of casinos and card-counting teams. I wanted to drop in quickly and share a little behind-the-scenes excitement. High Stakes, my upcoming blackjack/casino thriller, is almost ready to make its way into the world, and I’ve got to say—the buzz has me grinning like a kid who just hit… Read More
Author, Gambling, Writing
The Psychology of Gambling: Why We Bet, Bluff, and Occasionally Cry Over Losing Streaks
Humans have been gambling for as long as humans have been humans. Seriously—archaeologists have found evidence of dice games dating back thousands of years. Hey friends, Let’s talk about something that has fascinated me for years: the psychology of gambling. Now, don’t worry—I’m not going to lecture you like a college professor with charts and… Read More
Author, Gambling, Writing
The High Stakes of Card Counting: How a Real-Life Trick Became Fictional Gold
Card counting is a strategy used in blackjack to determine whether the next hand is likely to give an advantage to the player or the dealer. Hello, fellow story seekers and blackjack enthusiasts! I’m coming at you with some fresh excitement about my upcoming release, a novel that’s bound to raise the stakes in more… Read More
Author, Gambling, Writing
Why I Took a Break from Sci-Fi to Write a Casino Thriller
The thrill of outsmarting the house, the strategy, the drama of a high-stakes game—it’s electric. Now, I know what you’re thinking: “Leif, you’re the sci-fi guy. The one with the crazy, mind-bending concepts, futuristic tech, and things that go bump in the intergalactic night.” And you’re right! I absolutely love getting lost in the wild… Read More
Author, Writing
When Sci-Fi Authors Go Genre-Hopping
So today, let’s take a look at a few famous sci-fi writers who hung up their ray guns and tried something new—and absolutely crushed it. After ten years of writing speculative fiction—haunted forests, killer algorithms, genetically engineered snow leopards—I’m releasing a literary thriller about a blackjack team in Las Vegas. No tentacles. No quantum paradoxes.… Read More
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Writing
The Great Sci-Fi Shake-Up: How Publishing, A.I., and Reader Habits Are Changing the Game
Welcome to the Wild West of publishing, where digital platforms, artificial intelligence, and TikTok-fueled book trends are reshaping the way stories get told, shared, and consumed. And for better or worse, we’re all along for the ride. Let me pull back the curtain for a moment—not on a spaceship or a wormhole, but on something… Read More
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