The World Deserves Your Creations
Your creations matter – even when it feels like they don’t. Judgy cat is judgy. Photo by MJ Blehart. As an artist, how many of the following have you experienced?…
Believe in Yourself and Your Art
It is often difficult to believe in yourself. But you should. The author's first handwritten, illustrated novel, circa 1981. I started writing when I was 9 years old. The sci-fi…
I Wrote Myself into a Corner
Like painting yourself into a corner – but with words Photo by Roselyn Tirado on Unsplash Has this ever happened to you? You were writing, chugging away, words flowing and…
The Beauty of World-Building
You have tons of options when world-building – both as a pantser and as a planner. Photo by Daniel Thomas on Unsplash My primary love in writing is sci-fi and…
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 –…
Between Here and There
I find the space between here and there frequently disconcerting. Photo by SpaceX on Unsplash I chose to pursue my art. Thus, I am writing full-time and recording/editing the audiobooks…
Deconstructing a Metaphor: Different Boats – Same Storm
Artists tend to ride the same storm in different boats – but the metaphor has merit. Photo by Jean-Pierre Brungs on Unsplash Artist is a broad term. It covers a…
I Am Not Nobody
Just because I am not a known quantity – I am not nobody. Photo by Marius Ciutacu on Unsplash There are a lot of well-known authors out there. Many write…
How Much Time Will It Take?
How much time you take to create your art is irrelevant. Photo by J. Balla Photography on Unsplash The creation of any given art is a process. How much time…
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…