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 Do Finding, Straddling, and Crossing the Line Compare to One Another?
There’s always a line – and you choose if it intimidates you or not. Photo by Jonathan Adeline on Unsplash There are many lines in life for us to find,…
Does it Sometimes Feel Like Your Identity as a Creator is a Struggle?
Struggling with identity tends to be a matter of active mindfulness. Photo by Ari He on Unsplash I wrote my first 50-page, hand-illustrated sci-fi novel when I was 9. The…
Are You Ready for November and The Start of Another NaNoWriMo?
Are You Ready for November and The Start of Another NaNoWriMo? Photo by Jodie Cook on Unsplash NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writer’s Month – has begun again. In 2004 or…
If You Don’t Do It, You Won’t Fail – But Neither Will You Succeed
You won’t fail if you don’t share what you create – but you won’t succeed, either. Photo by Mark Fletcher-Brown on Unsplash Sharing your work can be terrifying. It can…
When All Is Said and Done Am I Asking the Right Questions?
That depends on the situation and the questions asked. Photo by John Fornander on Unsplash Storytelling has been my passion pretty much all my life. Informally, I started telling stories…
How Many Ways Can the Line Between Fact and Fiction Be Blurred?
The line between fact and fiction can be amazingly fluid. Photo by Touann Gatouillat Vergos on Unsplash Have you ever had an experience so bizarre, that you found yourself looking…
Can Today Be the First Day of the Rest of Your Writing Career?
Keep this in mind when you debate if you should start a writing career and creating – or not. Photo by Thomas Lefebvre on Unsplash I’ve met a lot of…
Why Should You Pay for My Writing – Or Any Other Art?
Because we should always pay for literal things of value. Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash Shameless self-promotion skirts a fine line between sharing, oversharing, bragging, informing, and annoying people.…
When You’re Living in A Dystopia Why is Writing Fiction Challenging?
I am not a fan of the growing dystopia that is our world today. Photo by Alex Motoc on Unsplash As a reader of sci-fi, I’ve enjoyed many dystopian stories,…