Is The Creation of Art An Expression of Passion?
Hell yes. Art and passion tend to be one and the same. Photo by Laura Esposito on Unsplash When I was very young – not quite 5 years old –…
What Did 2022 Look Like for Your Creative Endeavors?
Did you succeed with the creative endeavors you worked on? Photo by Kevin Jarrett on Unsplash Since I started to write full-time to live as a professional author, I’ve been…
How Does the Beauty of Our World Live in the Arts?
The arts bring out the best of what our world can be. Photo by note thanun on Unsplash The last few years have been extra crazy. Between the pandemic, increasing…
How Many Worlds Do You Think That You Have in Your Head?
I can’t tell you just how many worlds are in mine. And this includes the “real” world, too. Photo by note thanun on Unsplash I’ve been in love with sci-fi…
Creativity is Always Active
But sometimes the flow of creativity varies Photo by MJ Blehart Despite my newfound love of being a planner – and plotting the newest fiction novels I’m working on –…
Don’t Fear Sharing Your Imagination
Never fear – but embrace your imagination. Photo by Tetiana SHYSHKINA on Unsplash Even the most fictional notion of the imagination can change the world. All the modern technology that…
Imagination Builds Knowledge
Creatives use imagination to expand the knowledge of the world. Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash I have not been to Disney World and Epcot Center in over 30 years.…
Create – Revise – Repeat
The writer’s equivalent of rinse and repeat. Create – Revise – Repeat. Photo by Dollar Gill on Unsplash When I was 9 years old, I had an idea. A sci-fi…
Planning is Not a Bad Thing
Planning is part of my newest approach to my writing practice. I recently wrote about exploring my overall practice of writing. I asked how much writing is enough writing? In…
Why Do You Choose the Words You Use?
You get to choose the words you desire to use. Some may disbelieve, but you can have a lot of fun with words. I cannot imagine being unable to read.…