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 developed a lifelong love of all things science fiction. That led to a similar love affair with all things fantasy.
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, I learned this talent wasn’t as common as I thought. Or, more specifically, the ease with which it comes to
It’s all about the choices made for them and their use. In the distant past, all art was one-of-a-kind. Even a reproduction of a work – text, art, or both – was a singular production. For thousands of years, books, scrolls, maps, and other art were created solely by hand. This is part of what made certain works and educational opportunities available to only a select few. But that changed in 1436. That was the
Something different for me and my writing/publishing game, at least. As I’m sure you’re sick of reading by now – I started writing sci-fi when I was 9 years old. Wildfire is a 50-page, illustrated book you will never read. After Wildfire, I started but didn’t finish a few other projects. Then, at age 13, I typed The Secret Computer World. (This was 1985, people. Typing a story on a computer was a bit of
No debate, that just sounded funny in my head. What is a beta reader? A beta reader is someone who reads an unpublished work specifically to give feedback to the author. They are expected to comment on any plot issues, pacing, continuity, and other storytelling matters. Along the way, they might catch a few errors and typos. The work probably has not been gone over by a professional editor yet. (A beta reader might uncover
There’s no right or wrong answer, just lots of options. When I finished my first sci-fi novel – 50 handwritten and illustrated pages – at the age of 9, I tried to get it published. For the creation of a 9-year-old, it wasn’t bad. But neither was it good. As I got older and (I like to think) wiser, I would try to get a much later – and better-polished – book traditionally published. I
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