When you work as a creator on more than one project at a time. As a storyteller, one of the things I take great pride in is my ability to do worldbuilding. Among my already published works, I’ve created 5 different worlds. In two cases, entirely different galaxies. The rules of my worlds have many…
Tag: fiction
Organizing, Writing, and Coordinating – Oh My!
Coordinating all the elements of writing work is not without challenges. First and foremost, I’m a storyteller. Whether it’s a blog, podcast, fiction, or recounting a tale from my frequently awesome life experiences, I love to tell the stories. For a time, finding and crossing the bridge between my works – fiction, nonfiction, business –…
Does What You Read Impact What You Write?
What you read will impact what you write in various ways. When I started to read daily, I chose a specific time so that I’d be consistent. Every morning, the first thing I do after I get out of bed, take care of the cats, and get the coffee started, is sit down and read….
How I’m Maintaining Momentum – Sharing My Creative Process
I’m creating many things – and today I share how I’m maintaining momentum along the way. For the aspiring creators out there, I thought it might be worthwhile to share all that I have going on – and how I’m maintaining my momentum to do so. I’ve written here in vague, mostly general terms about…
Are You Looking to Find and/or Make More Time to Read?
After numerous false starts, I found and made more time to read – and that’s been amazing. As a child, I loved to read. I think it was all the reading that I did as a kid that led me to become a writer. Ideas like – hey, I can do that, too – made…
Do Reading and Learning Go Hand in Hand?
Reading and learning are synonymous with one another. I developed my love for reading and learning as a child. Unlike many other kids, I loved school. Right from the start, school was something I looked forward to and enjoyed. I learned to read well when I was very young. How young? I have no idea….
What Did 2022 Look Like for Your Creative Endeavors?
Did you succeed with the creative endeavors you worked on? Since I started to write full-time to live as a professional author, I’ve been producing a lot more finished work in my creative endeavors. Let’s stick to my fiction work, here. Before shifting my focus to my creative endeavors, I self-published 3 novels before 2020….
Is There Such a Thing as Too Many Stories in the Queue?
Can you have too many stories in the queue? I don’t believe so – but your mileage may vary. In September 2015, I began a sci-fi story idea that would evolve into my Void Incursion series. I published the first two books of the series in 2020, then the next 2 in 2021. The fifth…
Do We Learn More When We Read More?
Yes. We learn more when we read more – whether nonfiction or fiction. It never ceases to amaze me how many people do not read. Sure, many of those people will read some stuff online or in an occasional magazine. But books – fiction or nonfiction? No. As a writer – this is deeply disappointing….
How Many Ways Can the Line Between Fact and Fiction Be Blurred?
The line between fact and fiction can be amazingly fluid. Have you ever had an experience so bizarre, that you found yourself looking around for a camera and a crew? Like, for reals, someone is filming this shit, right? Sometimes, as a storyteller, it feels like the line between fact and fiction can get super…