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You can ignore these new tools, adopt them for your use, adapt to them being out there – or abuse them

How are New Tools Ignored, Adopted, Adapted, and/or Abused?

September 19, 2023

It’s all about the choices made for them and their use. In the distant past, all art was one-of-a-kind. Even a reproduction of a work – text, art, or both – was a singular production. For thousands of years, books, scrolls, maps, and other art were created solely by hand. This is part of what made certain works and educational opportunities available to only a select few. But that changed in 1436. That was the

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something kind of but not completely different

And Now For Something (Kind of, But Not Entirely) Completely Different

September 12, 2023

Something different for me and my writing/publishing game, at least. As I’m sure you’re sick of reading by now – I started writing sci-fi when I was 9 years old. Wildfire is a 50-page, illustrated book you will never read. After Wildfire, I started but didn’t finish a few other projects. Then, at age 13, I typed The Secret Computer World. (This was 1985, people. Typing a story on a computer was a bit of

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Let’s see what a beta reader finds and learns - that I’m missing - to make this story the best that it can be.

Let’s De-beta the Beta Reader

September 5, 2023

No debate, that just sounded funny in my head. What is a beta reader? A beta reader is someone who reads an unpublished work specifically to give feedback to the author. They are expected to comment on any plot issues, pacing, continuity, and other storytelling matters. Along the way, they might catch a few errors and typos. The work probably has not been gone over by a professional editor yet. (A beta reader might uncover

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How do I navigate the changing landscape of writing and publishing?

How Do I Navigate the Changing Landscape of Writing and Publishing?

August 29, 2023

There’s no right or wrong answer, just lots of options. When I finished my first sci-fi novel – 50 handwritten and illustrated pages – at the age of 9, I tried to get it published. For the creation of a 9-year-old, it wasn’t bad. But neither was it good. As I got older and (I like to think) wiser, I would try to get a much later – and better-polished – book traditionally published. I

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Believing in the power of art opens you both to give and receive art

What Can You Do with the Power of Art?

August 22, 2023

Art is both empowering and powerful. The power of art is apparent in many, many forms. Paintings, sculptures, books, architecture, music, acting, dance, fiber works, and so many other places. And within each of these, numerous genres, subgenres, themes, schools, types, variations, and more. Art is the ultimate in human expression. Creations for beauty, thought, emotion, communication, revelation, revolution, and more. We know vast swaths of human history – all around the world – from

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keep doing what I love

I’m Striving to Keep Doing What I Love to Do

August 15, 2023

What I love is a combination of things that all tie to one thing. I love storytelling. Recently, I went to the big medieval event I attend every August with about 10,000+ people. For 9 days or so, I lived in a canvas square pavilion (10×10 feet, 5 poles, the center is about 9 feet tall). I spent time with friends just hanging out and talking, and did a ton of medieval fencing – both

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The Philosophy of the Titanium Don

I post here twice weekly about my work with Positivity, Mindfulness, and Conscious Reality Creation. I’ve been blogging every week, without fail, since the beginning of 2012.

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