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Woman reading a book at a register at a bookstore. Marketing and publicity challenges

Publicity: An Important Element of Being an Authorpreneur

June 11, 2024

Marketing and publicity present their own challenges to the indie author. All my life, I’ve been a storyteller. Sometimes this has been all about the amazing life I’ve been fortunate to have and some of its more interesting adventures. Other times, it’s been all about my ongoing pursuit of self-awareness, mindfulness, positivity, and choosing to live this life on my terms. Then there is fiction. Sci-fi and fantasy in books, movies, and TV have all

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Small child with a bubble between her hands. Playing pretend isn't just for kids

Writing Fiction Is Playing Pretend as an Adult

June 4, 2024

Why didn’t this occur to me sooner? Did you play pretend as a child? I did. More often than not, I played alone in my yard than with other children. I have very few memories of my childhood, mostly vague recollections of friends, acquaintances, and companions. Yet I remember more of the play I undertook as a child. The big picture window in the living room of the home I lived in until I was

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Man drawing on a wall. Discipline is not as strict as you think it is

Discipline Is Not as Strict as You Think It Is

May 28, 2024

Discipline is active conscious awareness in practice. The word “discipline” gets tossed around a lot. Often, it’s attached to a concept of doing something with full attention, within rigid parameters, and with no room for mistakes. Visions of Marine Corps drill sergeants making soldiers march in strict order often come to mind for me. Many things people do partway – but not fully – get attributed to insufficient discipline. Diets fail because you break them

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Create Stuff or Make Money? Why Not Both?

May 21, 2024

This is an age-old conundrum. There is a long-standing, age-old belief in the world that being a professional artist of any sort doesn’t pay. Right alongside this idea is the notion of the “starving artist”. Many people will tell you how impossible it is to make money writing, painting, cooking, acting, singing, and so on. Pick an art and you’ll pick a way to earn little to nothing, they’ll insinuate or state outright. Lots of

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doing the action to return to the flow

Returning to The Flow Requires Action

May 14, 2024

It’s all about doing the work. A little over a month ago, I completed the work on a new novel. Jay and Char Save the Galaxy is a bit of a departure from my usual. It’s sci-fi comedy with a healthy dollop of absurdity. I’m working on going over edits for the Savespace trilogy. Book one is nearly done (and the audiobook recorded), and book 2 goes out to the editor this week. I’m working

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Person holding a cup that reads "like a boss". Any path as an entrepreneur, solopreneur, or authorpreneur is fraught with challenges.

Entrepreneur, Solopreneur, Authorpreneur – Differences and Similarities

May 7, 2024

Welcome to the business side of the arts. I’ve been putting more and more effort into being a full-time author. On the one hand, this means more writing. That’s amazing. I love being able to write more, and that’s where my joy lies. On the other hand, however, other business-related elements can’t be ignored. This is more true for indie authors than those traditionally published, but similarities remain. After the writing is complete, you need

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The Philosophy of the Titanium Don

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).

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