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 the types of writing I do – fiction, nonfiction, and business. But I’ve never shared my day and how I
A select few can offer useful critiques and suggestions to improve your art. I was recently offered the opportunity to be an advanced reader for someone’s novel. Since I read daily, I thought it would be fun. As I’ve been reading this advanced copy of my friend’s novel, I’ve come across one or two minor things that her beta readers and editor missed. Nothing earth-shattering, nor in-your-face off. Just small, niggling bits. Odds are, I’m
Short answer – yes. But strive to keep the review constructive. I have no idea why I came across a book I recently completed. It was sci-fi, and I think it came up via BookBub, a recommendation from Amazon based on other reads, or some other similar suggestion. As far as I can tell, this is an indie author like me. It started off slow. The main character, as I interpreted him, was only semi-likable.
Sharing your skills and talents can be both exciting and terrifying. Everyone is a creator. But what that means is wildly variable. What most create is simple, but important. It might work with a necessity in your life, cover a basic need, or otherwise serve you. Thus, you’re a creator, but not necessarily an artist. Artists are creators who produce specific creative works to expand beauty, minds, ideas, and the world at large. That might
Finishing your book, painting, or whatever is better than not finishing – but you won’t always finish. This weekend, before going out of town, I took a moment to back up current active files to my flash drive. Specifically, my writing. The books I have underway and the ones I’m currently plotting. I also grabbed the last several blogs I hadn’t previously saved to my thumb drive, too. Yes, yes, I should probably actively back
In the business of writing, writing – in many respects – is surprisingly the easiest part. As a child, I discovered that writing fiction – sci-fi and fantasy – brought me joy. I’ve always had an active (overactive, maybe) imagination. Channeling my imagination from playing pretend – imagining my swing set as a starfighter, creating Star Wars adventures with my action figures, building LEGO spaceships, and otherwise – into writing provided for a productive creative
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I post here twice weekly about my work with Positivity, Mindfulness, and Conscious Reality Creation. I’ve been blogging every week, without fail, since the beginning of 2012.
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).