The Author Guy Blog by Larry B. Gildersleeve
23rd August 2024 Hello out there, Welcome back. I made a decision 2 ½ years ago to stop watching television almost entirely, either traditional broadcasts or streaming services. My reasons are my own, and have everything to do with keeping my mind clear of their negative and damaging influence. I yearn for a time when the news was simply the news with no place for partisan “alternate facts.” I can’t change the polarization found across cable channels, so I choose not to be in their audience, but will watch home improvement or cooking shows with my wife. I will occasionally seek movie channels, and even then select away from almost everything except older fare, usually in black and white and more often than not based upon novels. This is because my writing is heavily dialogue-driven, and watching them become learning experiences. During the day, I devote my time to writing, publishing and book marketing and sales endeavors, as well as a myriad of other activities enabled by stepping off...