As a creative, this can manifest itself in multiple forms. Every creative has their own process. No two writers, painters, sculptors, chefs, or other artists are completely identical. Just like no two people, even identical twins, are completely identical. Yet there are patterns, behaviors, and other elements that are a general background people will fall…
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The Challenge of Balancing Multiple Worlds
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…
Making Changes to the Workspace to Help Clear the Mindspace
It never ceases to amaze me how interconnected everything is. Empirical evidence has shown me that certain changes to my physical body impact my mental, emotional, and spiritual health, too. Losing weight, increasing muscle mass, and improving cardio-vascular fitness leads to finding calm, balance, and contentment more easily. Eating healthier helps me feel clearer and…
Sharing My Book Happenings Over the Next Two Weeks
Indie-author self-promotion is utterly necessary. As I’m writing this, I have multiple things happening in my indie-author world. This is the result of a lot of work on a lot of different levels over the past couple of months. Let’s start with the immediate, most time-sensitive element: My standalone fantasy/Steampunk, rise of the villain novel,…
Is The Creation of Art An Expression of Passion?
Hell yes. Art and passion tend to be one and the same. When I was very young – not quite 5 years old – my parents took me to see a movie that changed me forever. That movie was Star Wars. Thanks to A New Hope (which I will forever just call Star Wars), I…
What Are Some of The Challenges for Creatives Who Become Entrepreneurs?
Artists and creatives face unique challenges with being entrepreneurs. I used to think my ability to write rather easily wasn’t all that unique. I thought everyone was able to formulate ideas and translate them to text and put them on a page or screen in the same way that I could. But over the years,…
Consistency in Doing Your Art is Deeply Satisfying
I love how it feels to consistently reach “the end”. While everyone – and I mean everyone – is a creator in one form or another, not everyone is an artist. There are a wide range of arts to consider. Fiber arts, music, dance, painting, sculpture, writing, cake creation and decoration, and so much more….
There Are Many Tools of and for the Trade
AI is just another tool that’s not been fully defined yet. Before the advent of the word processor, you had to rely on yourself and others to proofread your work. Typos had to be sought out – and fixing them took white-out and repositioning the paper to retype your work. There was no backspace or…
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 –…
The Ongoing Process of Editing is Not My Favorite Thing – But A Good Thing
There is editing to be done – and that means doing it. As I’ve been working on Savagespace, I’ve been finishing one book, then moving on to the next (without editing). Originally, Savagespace was going to be 6 novels (around 200 pages each). However, as I look at the work I’ve done – and compare…