Ron Collins
@roncollins
Writer of SF. Everyday Heroes In Worlds Worth Fighting For. Baseball fan. Thinker of strange thoughts. Sometimes more intelligent than others. He/Him. Follow @ typosphere.com
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...
RELUCTANT HEROES (Almost Competent!) CRIME & MYSTERY BASEBALL HOPEPUNK Kickstarter ends tomorrow! (And the Proofs are here!) www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
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...
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...
“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
My book "On Being (And Becoming Again!) A Writer" is exclusively in an info-packed StoryBundle. I've made the foreword available on my website...check it out here: The storybundle will be available in the first comment! www.typosphere.com/foreword-on-...
WRITE TO MARKET: THE CONUNDRUM My latest Patreon post is up. It comes out of nagging thoughts about a conversation I had at lunch, and how it seems to me that writers will argue over things that really don’t matter all that much. I guess that makes us human, right? www.patreon.com/posts/write-...
Today is the Day! Time flies when you’re having fun. Hard to believe it’s already the last day to back the Kickstarter for “On Being (And Becoming Again!) A Writer.” Pleased to see it doing well, so big thanks! If you’re interested, today’s the day! #writer www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
READERS, FANDOM, RESPECT, and TROPES I’ve rolled this Patreon post over to Typosphere for you. It's about readers. Eventually, anyway. But at first it's about fandom, and sports, and well ... it does what it does, right? www.typosphere.com/2026/04/05/r...
“On Being (And Becoming Again!) A Writer – Flash Goal Hey! ... just a note ... if we get to 100 backers by Sunday, midnight, everyone gets a free copy of “Picasso’s Cat & Other Stories!” So. feeling generous? Back it and give everyone a surprise gift! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
“On Being (And Becoming Again!) A Writer – only four days left! 8 essays (now 9!) that throw light onto difficult and often under-discussed aspects of creativity, including how we make habits, what it means to have “fun," nurturing the creative mind, and ... www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
"A writer's why-to handbook for finding joy after life's turbulence, or a Science Fiction writer's quest for the meaning of life" See what the Kickstarter buzz is about. Back "On Being (And Becoming Again!) A Writer" and get, not one, but _two_ free stories! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
“Using 30 years' experience (yikes!), I take a deep dive into what it means to live a creative life” “On Being (And Becoming Again!) A Writer" is $8 from “A Gathering of Bones.” (Hon. Mention, Year’s Best Fantasy). And a video of how the story came to be! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
“Having spent a restless night of brief sleeps, she woke early." Get “Day of the Party” free when you back the “On Being (And Becoming Again!) A Writer” on Kickstarter. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
SO, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY “RETIRE?” My latest Patreon post is up. It's abot a topic that's been in the air lately, that being retirement and the working writer. It's an interesting question, after all. When does a writer retire? It's more complex than you might think. www.patreon.com/posts/so-wha...
In this holiday period, grab fiction and support the World Central Kitchen! The Wee Beasties Bundle is down to 3 days, so now’s the time. In addition to Home Run Enchanted, book 1 to Brigid and my Fairies and Fastballs series, grab 13 other books—9 of them exclusive. storybundle.com/animals
Best of all worlds... Great fiction. Pay what you want. Support the World Central Kitchen. Hop onto the very cool Wee Beasties StoryBundle. As the intro says: Tiny and mighty. Small and powerful. Little and dangerous. Wee beasties have an advantage: We underestimate them… storybundle.com/animals
Holiday Hope Flying Too Close to the Sun? I hope not! So close to the next stretch goal! Thanks to everyone backing this little collection. Due to you guys, everyone is so close to getting new, original short story. Exciting, right? Two days left! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
Only Three Days to Go! I said this would be a short run! The Kickstarter for Holiday Hope is still live, but to ensure it ships before Christmas it closes Thursday. Also happy to report that the proofs are in, and things look great! Check them out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
Holiday Hope funded in the first day! You can get your name in print by helping it hit its next stretch goal! Holiday themed fiction, and your name in tinsel…what could be better? www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
Holiday Hope is moving. Final proofs incoming, a few kinks working out. Otherwise it’s almost, kinda ready to go for next week. Imagine that! Even better, we’re getting a bit of a pre-launch following. Join the cool kid! Get notified! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
Happy to announce that your favorite intergalactic twins--and Frisky, their cat (did we mention the cat?), are available for pre-order on all the retail stores (though Kobo is being cranky!). Also available direct at skyfoxpublishing.com, of course! Links here: www.typosphere.com/the-cruise-b...
FLASH GOAL! With "1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World" ending, if the project gets 80 backers by close, each receives a copy of "Armageddon in the Undermix," a cyberpunky story set in a world nearing dystopia (sound too familiar?) Get in to make it happen. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
We're racing toward the end! I know you're looking forward to the big game today (Go Aces!), but "1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World" will close tomorrow night...if you're interested in SF, Analog, or just little ol' me, this one is for you! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
2 days to go, and "1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World" is close to a stretch goal to for me to make a video titled "What is Science Fiction" (and will reveal all my juiciest secrets?) Dunno. It will be fun, though. And also exclusive to Kickstarter backers! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
I blame the Aces and their startling playoff run for being a day late noting my Kickstarter for “1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World” has hit another stretch goal! Thank you! It’s fun to see backer numbers rise. [insert many happy grins] 3 more days to go! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
For whatever reason, I was a man ahead of time a bit ago when I said we were into the last week of the project for "1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World." Proof I'm a dummy. Time, however, waits for no one, least of all me! NOW we're down to only 6 days to go! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...