What IS the Secret Formula? What attracts readers to books, patrons to the arts, and so on? Photo by Alex on Unsplash I started writing as a hobbyist a long time ago. Even then, I desired to make a career of it. This would result in writing in fits and starts for a couple of decades, learning more about other aspects of the craft like perspective, editing, layout, and more. In 2014, I started, slowly,
Storyteller’s Log, 10 July 2025 My “command center”. If this statement offends you, I am not going to apologize. Human-influenced climate change is doing some very funky things to the world. The weather has become increasingly unpredictable. And then to add insult to injury, the grossly negligent administration has cut the NOAA and made it even more difficult. My friends keep losing power because of strong storms and infrastructure that’s proving insufficient to keep up
My Path to Writing Sci-Fi Reflections on an interesting journey. Photo by Bradley Dunn on Unsplash For reasons not worth getting into here, I have only a few scattered, fragmented memories of my childhood. One, however, sparked something incredible. I was almost 5 years old. My mom and dad took me to see this movie. The opening credits included this wild crawl of words offering up backstory. And then, a ship soars in, getting blasted
Storyteller’s Log, 3 July 2025 Please, step into my office! If you’re in the United States like I am, tomorrow is Independence Day. Not the movie, though to some degree, given current bullshit from our so-called leaders, an alien invasion might be better for us all. (But probably not. I mean, the monument-and-city-destroying lasers would suck). That notwithstanding, as much as I love fireworks, I don’t feel especially patriotic this year. Certainly not when I
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
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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).