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I recently launched a new short‑story series called The Liminal Hour: a quick read anthology series. Predictably, the grammar purists have already shown up to inform me that quick read should technically be quick‑read, since it’s a compound adjective. And yes—they’re right. But here’s the thing: Amazon’s algorithm doesn’t care about grammatical correctness. It cares about searchability.

If I hyphenate it, Amazon treats quick‑read as a single, exact-match term. Without the hyphen, the algorithm...

Hello and welcome to my new website! I’m thrilled to share my passion for writing with you through this platform. This first post is all about introducing myself, my writing, and what you can expect from this space.

Who I Am

I’m Scott McMillan, a repressed writer caught up by life and the necessity of making a living as an engineer. All my life, I have loved creating art: woodwork, art pieces, and writing. Writing was less tangible and had such a long lead time for satisfaction that it always...