What Did I Learn Today? Adventures in creative work. Photo by Anthony Tran on Unsplash There I was, sitting at my desk, listening to the rain slowing outside. Then, I hear a crack, and then a “whoomph!” sound, and the beep of my wi-fi router switching off downstairs. I pause a moment, engrossed in what I had been doing, and see the icon at the bottom of the screen indicating the internet is out. A
Storyteller’s Log, 26 June 2025 Please, step into my office! I was going to go hyper-geek on this and use a Star Trek “stardate” calculator. But then I decided not to bother with that shit. What I have decided is that I need a new, regular blog entry to share personal thoughts about my work, my life, and other bits that might be of use to other writers/artists/creators. Why? Because the act of creating a
Who Decides What I Should Be Doing? Spoiler – it’s all on me. Photo by Museums of History New South Wales on Unsplash All of us face expectations from various sources. Some are far away, such as society, religious and business institutions, governments, and the like. Many are closer, like parents, teachers, coworkers, and friends. Then, some are within us. We expect ourselves to reach certain milestones at specific times, arrive at point B from
Don’t Let Doomscrolling Derail You Creatives are not Nero fiddling as the world burns. Photo by Borna Hržina on Unsplash Wow, did I make a big mistake today. I get on my computer, after my morning reading, ready to write this post, and I found that I’d left a certain tab on my browser open. Facebook. Before long, I went past a couple of perfectly innocuous posts and stumbled across something political. Immediately, my heart
Truth: You’ve Got to Spend Money to Make Money But how much money do you spend before changing tactics? Photo by Allef Vinicius on Unsplash It’s become increasingly easy to be an indie-author/authorpreneur. The tools are many and diverse, and with little to no upfront costs, you can self-publish. This is where the professional and the amateur show their colors. An amateur will do everything themselves, from editing to cover art, and put their work
The narrative around this, however, is complicated. I think everyone is familiar with the concept of the starving artist. There is this pervasive idea in the collective consciousness that artists – no matter your art – are noble in their struggle. This is part of why hobbyists are frequently hit with the idea of “exposure” over getting paid for their art. I’ve jumped at opportunities to write for exposure. There was a tiny magazine, largely
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Mondays – Positivity (and related ideas for making choices and decisions in life).
Wednesdays – Pathwalking (my philosophy for consciously choosing how to live your life mindfully, on your terms).