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different boats same storm

Deconstructing a Metaphor: Different Boats – Same Storm

June 26, 2021

Artists tend to ride the same storm in different boats – but the metaphor has merit. Artist is a broad term. It covers a wide range of creative endeavors. Writers, painters, sculptors, singers, actors, knitters, and on and on. Lots and lots of creative professionals are artists. Ironically, professional artist is a career often look upon as “unusual.” It’s not a normal way to be. Artists don’t tend to work for a specific “boss” in

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I am not nobody

I Am Not Nobody

June 22, 2021

Just because I am not a known quantity – I am not nobody. There are a lot of well-known authors out there. Many write in the same genres that I do. George RR Martin. Neil Gaiman. Andy Weir. Arthur C. Clark. Isaac Asimov. I’m sure you’ve heard of one if not all of them. For every well-known author, there are dozens of lesser-known and unknown authors. Some have a specific appeal, others just haven’t gotten

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communities

Finding and Forming Communities

June 19, 2021

Communities are important for people who live inside their heads. Many artists – particularly writers, painters, sculptors, woodworkers, and the like – mostly work solo. What we do is inside of our heads – and the product of that are the articles, books, paintings, statuary, and various other creations we produce. When you largely work on your own, it’s easy to get lonely and feel like nobody understands you. Let’s face it – everyone is

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workspace

Never Neglect Your Workspace

June 15, 2021

Workspace maintenance is important. I have yet to meet an artist who doesn’t have at least some clutter in their workspace. Some of them are necessary tools. Cooks have pots, pans, and utensils lying around; artists have scattered brushes, paints, solvents, and canvases; writers have notes, inspirational baubles, and the like around their desks. Sure, there are exceptions to this. But I know, at least in my experience, when I am super-focused on my work,

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artist

Artist is Risky Business

June 12, 2021

Choosing to be a professional artist has some unique challenges. All my career choices have been artistic. In one form or another, I was bound to be a professional artist. I am in no way bragging here – but I have a few different artistic talents and skills. It started with writing. At age 9, I wrote my first complete sci-fi book. It was 50 pages and illustrated. Next came music. I love to sing.

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The Pace You Set is the Right Pace

June 8, 2021

The speed you do your work at is the pace that’s right for you. For a long time, apart from regular blogs, my writing pace was nigh on glacial. Granted, there were fits of intense writing where I went multiple days at a time creating my work. But then they’d be followed by days, weeks, even months of no fiction writing at all. At the time, apart from my blogs, I was a hobbyist writer.

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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.

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