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The publishing world normalized authors paying for exposure. Here’s why author appearances are labor—and why honorariums should be standard.

When algorithms confuse you with a Victorian philosopher, inbox chaos follows. A wry look at blind email marketing and modern publishing reality.

Ideas rarely arrive on command. In this reflective Front Porch piece, James Allen explores the quiet, unpredictable ways inspiration drifts into everyday moments—from coffee cups and BritBox mysteries to the shifting scents of the woodshop.

A practical look at how James Allen’s poems find their natural length—and why writing works better as a walking rhythm than a rigid formula.

A candid look at why James Allen refuses to chase algorithms, pay-to-play promotion, or aggressive book marketing—and what actually drives his writing.