Most creatives I’m familiar with know these challenges all too well. Photo by Frankie Cordoba on Unsplash Are you Neil Gaiman, Beyoncé, Banksy, Alex Guarnaschelli, or any other recognizable creative…
This is how I think being a storyteller differs from being a writer. Photo by Reimond de Zuñiga on Unsplash Ten months ago, I got a part-time job working for…
Yes. We learn more when we read more – whether nonfiction or fiction. Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash It never ceases to amaze me how many people do not…
Yes, there will always be something new to learn. Photo by Wes Hicks on Unsplash As you are reading this, I am attending a medieval reenactment event. During said event,…
The line between fact and fiction can be amazingly fluid. Photo by Touann Gatouillat Vergos on Unsplash Have you ever had an experience so bizarre, that you found yourself looking…
Keep this in mind when you debate if you should start a writing career and creating – or not. Photo by Thomas Lefebvre on Unsplash I’ve met a lot of…
But it is a reminder that breaks from getting work done are good. This is Thalia, turning me into a Bond villain. Sometime during the height of the pandemic, amid…
Because we should always pay for literal things of value. Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash Shameless self-promotion skirts a fine line between sharing, oversharing, bragging, informing, and annoying people.…
Welcome to Self-Promotion Saturday! Cover by Starla Huchton This week, I am offering my first sci-fi novel. In another galaxy, a multitude of races live. Numerous worlds have been colonized,…
Let’s explore three primary ways to make fiction come alive and feel real. Photo by Lê Tân on Unsplash I have done a lot of reading over the years. Books…