Getting Validation For Your Art is Hard
What does it mean to and for you? Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash As a kid, validation for your art was a lot easier. It could have been as…
Getting to The End
Why people get close but don’t finish. Photo by Available Psychologists on Unsplash In February of 2021, I opened a new Word document. An idea had popped into my head,…
For the Love of the Game
Making art, like playing a sport, is all about passion. Photo by Ivan Pergasi on Unsplash I’ve met many people who find writing to be nothing but a chore. It’s…
Being the Best Swiss Army Knife That I Can Be
I prefer this term to jack-of-all-trades. Photo by Peter Burdon on Unsplash First and foremost, I’m a storyteller. That’s my art. For the most part, this gets manifested in my…
Publicity: An Important Element of Being an Authorpreneur
Marketing and publicity present their own challenges to the indie author. Photo by Pj Accetturo on Unsplash All my life, I’ve been a storyteller. Sometimes this has been all about…
Discipline Is Not as Strict as You Think It Is
Discipline is active conscious awareness in practice. Photo by Gianandrea Villa on Unsplash The word “discipline” gets tossed around a lot. Often, it’s attached to a concept of doing something…
Returning to The Flow Requires Action
It’s all about doing the work. Photo by Thomas Lefebvre on Unsplash A little over a month ago, I completed the work on a new novel. Jay and Char Save…
Entrepreneur, Solopreneur, Authorpreneur – Differences and Similarities
Welcome to the business side of the arts. Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash I’ve been putting more and more effort into being a full-time author. On the one hand,…
Can The Arts Be Used to Combat the Craziness of The World?
Of course. The pen is mightier than the sword, after all. Photo by Unseen Studio on Unsplash The world is a crazy place. Spend any time on social media, watching…
What Do I Do When the Words Won’t Come?
What do you do when you can’t find the words? Photo by Drew Beamer on Unsplash This seems to be an issue not just with my writing of late, but…