How Do I Pick Up Where I Left Off Years Ago?
It’ll be an interesting challenge for me to pick up where I left off. Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash I began writing my Source Chronicles fantasy series in 1998.…
Another “The End” Reached. What Do I Do Now?
After I reach “the end” of a project, it’s time to work on the next. Photo by Daniel Chicchon on Unsplash I just finished writing the first novel in my…
10 Challenges Artists, Writers, and Other Creatives Know All Too Well
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…
How Many Ways Can the Line Between Fact and Fiction Be Blurred?
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…
Why Should You Pay for My Writing – Or Any Other Art?
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.…
How Do Authors Make Their Stories Come Alive?
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…
How is Success as an Author or Artist Truly Measured?
Where is the line that determines your success? Photo by Ståle Grut on Unsplash The idea of success is complicated, to say the least. There are almost as many ways…
Do I Continue Working with the Familiar or Start the Unfamiliar?
I get to choose if I should work in a familiar or unfamiliar setting. Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash For a long time, I really, really wanted to write…
Will Web 3.0 and the Metaverse Impact Writers, Artists, and Creatives?
Web 3.0 and the Metaverse will impact everyone – but how could take lots of forms. Photo by ThisisEngineering RAEng on Unsplash For many people, the notion of Web 3.0…
I am Doing the Thing and Going to a Con as an Author
Been many years, for many reasons, since I could say I am going to a con. Photo by César Viteri on Unsplash Several years back, now, there was the annual…