I have always been a fan of the written word. I started reading at a young age, and when my family began to get shaken up, I think I probably escaped into books a lot. Writing has always come easily to me. Genre, topic, doesn’t entirely matter to me. When I get to put words to the page or screen, I find that I am in my element. For a time, I avoided embracing calling
Thanksgiving means different things to different people. Yes, we could get into all kinds of discussions about celebrating a piece of history that has all sorts of twists and turns. Certainly we can examine the faults of the Pilgrims and the awful things that happened to the Native Americans. But I would much rather look at this as a day to celebrate abundance and gratitude. There are many things for which I am thankful, and
Sometimes it takes me a while to find the name. When I first began work on The Source Chronicles, it was my unnamed Fantasy project. I began my glossary so I could track the characters, and I called it The Source. This would, in turn, lead me to find the plot, whereby my mysterious sorcerer was questing to find an ancient something called The Source. He would be called the Seeker. Seeker of The Source
I want to earn a living wage through writing. Yet for most of my life, I have been told that this is a pipe dream. Various people have told me that to earn money as an author is tricky at best. I should be realistic. It’s important I recognize that I still need to hold down a day job. Most writers never earn enough to make their living off this. I do know a number
I sometimes feel as though I lead a double life. On the one hand, I am MJ Blehart, writer. I seek writing jobs and to further my reach as a published sci-fi, Steampunk and fantasy author. Further, I blog three times a week, with an occasional extra (like today’s political rant). On the other hand, I am Malcolm Bowman, Brigantia Principal Herald of the East Kingdom of the Society for Creative Anachronism. Voice herald, fencer,
It’s fun to break away from the typical story tropes. For years I have wanted to write a sci-fi “space opera”. An epic along the lines of a Star Wars or a Star Trek, but as unique as I could make it. One of the problems you face with these things is that there have been numerous epics created. Beyond Star Wars and Star Trek, you get Babylon 5, Farscape, Firefly, and on and on.
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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).