I can’t tell you just how many worlds are in mine. And this includes the “real” world, too. I’ve been in love with sci-fi and fantasy since I was a child. Star Wars, Star Trek, the original and reimagined Battlestar Galactica, Firefly, Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, The Belgariad series, the Dragonriders of…
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Do You Wing it, Or Do You Create a Plan to Do It?
There is something to be said for both choosing to wing it and planning. For most of my writing career, I have been a pantser. If you are unfamiliar with this term, what it means is that I mostly write by the seat of my pants. I sit down at the keyboard, take an idea…
Why Won’t the Annoying Brain Weasels in My Head Shut Up?
Do you have chittering brain weasels messing with you? Confession time. While I can put on an excellent façade of confidence and self-assurance – I am in an ongoing war with self-doubt, my self-worth, and the like. This is a war I’ve been fighting all my life. Though I win many of the battles of…
How Do Nonfiction Works Directly Connect to Works of Fiction?
How my nonfiction and fiction connect define my overall brand. I began writing fiction some forty years ago. I was 9. That first work of sci-if – called Wildfire – was imaginative and literally colorful (hand-written and illustrated by me). But it might also have caused some psychologists to question my mindset (spoiler alert: The…
Am I Teetering on the Brink and About to Fall or Fly?
That’s the question – fall or fly? One of my favorite sayings, usually attributed to Zen but said by John Burroughs, is, “Leap and the net will appear.” If you are unfamiliar with this phrase – it basically means that sometimes you need to just leap into the project, the idea, or what-have-you – and…
Will Web 3.0 and the Metaverse Impact Writers, Artists, and Creatives?
Web 3.0 and the Metaverse will impact everyone – but how could take lots of forms. For many people, the notion of Web 3.0 and the Metaverse are abstracts. Chances are you’ve heard of them by now. But for most people, they’re ideas in the ethers that they are not familiar with. Yet. You see,…
It is Really Work?
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…
Explaining Yourself Isn’t Necessary
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…
Choose Your Own Adventure
As any flavor of artist, you get to choose your own adventure. When I was a kid, there were these books called Choose Your Own Adventure. You’d read up to a point – and then you got to choose from a couple of options. Then, you turned to the appropriate page to read the outcome…
Don’t Beat Yourself Up for Not Working
Our mindset, when it comes to working, is terribly skewed. I set a goal for myself to write a minimum of one blog post/article and 1500 words of fiction a day, six days a week. Because of a strict, self-imposed deadline – and, frankly, endless topics to choose from – I never miss the blog….