Sometimes when I tell people what I’m about, they don’t really get it. They seem to think that by not working frantically and hunting for a “real job” while I’m young, I’m throwing my life away. Needless to say, I…
Today we have an interview with Andrew Browne, who is known as Monomizer within the art community. Andrew managed to take my rough MS Paint concept sketch and turn it into a pretty sweet book cover, and I’m proud to…
A few weeks ago, I told you about Anki, a wonderful tool which can help you learn and memorize many things faster than you would’ve ever thought possible. That post was quite general — this post focuses more strictly on Chinese…
One of the first posts I wrote after launching Simply Unbound was 6 Lessons I’ve Learned From Firefly’s Malcolm Reynolds. When I look back at my early posts now, I’d say that was the first one that I actually felt…
You had your first glimpse of The Northland Chronicles a few weeks ago. Since then, you’ve been sending me a few questions about the particulars surrounding its release. This post is my way or letting you know that I’ve been…
I’ve been studying Chinese for a few months now. As I continue to discover new study tools and methods, I will share them with you here. While these posts focus on learning Chinese, the strategies I write about are largely…
When we want to improve at a skill, the first question most of us ask is “How long will it take me to become good at this?” Cases in point: How many free throws do I need to shoot before…
Gather around friends, for today I have a tale a to share. It’s a legend as old as time itself. Are you ready? Then let us begin… There once was a young blogger who was bored as he sat in…
Right now, you’re surfing the internet, reading blogs. I can’t reveal to you how or why I know this — let’s just say that my knowledge comes from many years of training my intuition, combined with an unusually keen sixth sense….
Now that I have that big book announcement off my chest, it’s time to flip things around and give something back to my readers. I picked up the two postcards above in the quiet city of Dulan, on the east…
My name is Henry J. Olsen. I'm on a mission to live awesome or die trying.
