Explaining Yourself Isn’t Necessary
Sometimes a question answered still requires unnecessarily explaining yourself. Photo by Avi Richards on Unsplash Every adult I know gets asked the following question: What do you do for a…
Sometimes a question answered still requires unnecessarily explaining yourself. Photo by Avi Richards on Unsplash Every adult I know gets asked the following question: What do you do for a…
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?…
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…
Being impressed by your own work isn’t so weird. Maybe I did write that… Photo by Ben White on Unsplash For 2021 I have written a total of 6 new…
An ongoing challenge with self-publishing is marketing. Photo by Dollar Gill on Unsplash I decided, after a large number of rejections over some 10 years from both agents and publishing…
I have many ongoing projects and new ideas happening in various stages. Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash Sometimes, they just won’t shut up! Who are they? The voices in…
Whatever form it takes, a book you create is awesome. Photo by Vandan Patel on Unsplash While writing comes relatively easily to me – I know it is harder for…
Ignoring content will be to your detriment. Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash Yes, I write a lot. I blog 6 days a week, plus my podcast and my fiction…
Recording an audiobook has unique challenges. Photo by Jeremy Enns on Unsplash Back in college, I was a DJ on both campus radio stations. One of the stations – with…
When it comes to being a brand, it’s not just writing that creates the whole package. Photo by Campaign Creators on Unsplash In case I haven’t made this abundantly clear…