I might be wrong – but fear should not stop my pursuits. If like me, you have chosen to pursue a creative endeavor – you know how scary this can be sometimes. There are certain boxes that society prefers people fit into. They include career choice, class, race, family type, and so on. When it comes to careers, the boxes tend to be all about the conventional. Office worker, doctor, lawyer, teacher, and so on.
Why can’t it be both quality AND quantity? I am writing and publishing more books in 2021 than I ever have before. In total, I’m publishing 6 books this year. Three have already come out – the fourth will be out before the end of August. Two more will be published before the end of November. That’s a lot of books in one year. And I won’t deny that they’re not tomes. The Forgotten Fodder
Choosing to divide and conquer for ourselves can be empowering. Let me clarify this right at the start. When it comes to the Big Picture matters of the world – like politics – divide and conquer is a weaponized notion. Most major political parties love to create “us” versus “them” so that they can sow divisions to empower themselves and their donors. On a more personal level, when it comes to how we interact with
Yes, writing is really work. There are some who’ve told me to get a real job. Sometimes not in so many words. Other times, rather directly. But writing is really work. So are the rest of the creative arts. Why don’t people think it’s work? Because society has come to look at the arts and artistic pursuits as a hobby. These are things you do in your spare time – not for your vocation. However
Sometimes a question answered still requires unnecessarily explaining yourself. Every adult I know gets asked the following question: What do you do for a living? My answer to the question is, I am a writer. That’s my career choice. I write full-time. No, that doesn’t mean I am writing from 9 am-5 pm, Monday through Friday. I am a writer means I’m also editing, plotting, and because I’m self-published marketing and exploring ways to increase
Your creations matter – even when it feels like they don’t. As an artist, how many of the following have you experienced? Nobody wants to read my book/buy my art. Why am I bothering to do this? It’s been done before. Who cares about me and my creations? Many creations like mine already exist. Why should I finish? Who am I to think my art has value? Nobody is going to care if I never
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