When it comes to being a brand, it’s not just writing that creates the whole package. In case I haven’t made this abundantly clear – I love writing. Even though I knew this at an early age, I listened to the messages and opinions of others. They looked like this: writing never pays, only a…
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Non-Creative Overwhelm
As a creative, the non-creative aspects of the business of writing can be overwhelming. I am passionate about my art. More than that, though, I have taken my art and turned it into my business. My brand is the writing I do on all the various levels where I get to do it. Though my…
Nobody can Do it All
I can’t do it all. But that just means I need to delegate. When it comes to my brand as an artist, I am a creator. I’m a writer, editor, photographer, intermediate website builder, and ideas person. When it comes to creating new ideas and building worlds, I am damned good at what I do….
Working from a Plan: Progress Report
I had no idea working from a plan could so drastically increase my productivity. For most of my life as a writer, I have been a pantser. My friend and fellow author Val Griswold-Ford introduced me to the notion of planners vs panters. Though I have defined this before, let me clarify – a pantser…
The Power of the Word Count
Word count lets me better quantify how much writing I am doing. What does a writer do? They write, of course. Over the years, I have played with being a writer. For a time, it was a hobby. Then it was an obsession. Finally, I began to move the pieces to make it into my…
Pushing Past the Invisible Door
I can see what I want on the other side – but still haven’t figured out how to get through the invisible door. When I was asked if I wanted to contribute a short story about pirates and magic back in 2010, I was ecstatic. Finally, I was going to have a work of fiction…
Is There Such a Thing as Too Many Projects?
Artists are frequently working on more than one project at a time. I currently have multiple writing projects underway. Every weekday I create a blog. Mondays are specifically about Positivity, Wednesdays are Pathwalking, and Fridays (or Saturdays) are about the craft itself. I also am posting other articles for the rest of the week, usually…
Today is the Day!
On the one hand, today is like most every day. But on the other – a new beginning. Today I am publishing the first book in my new science fiction series. Sci-fi is my first love. It began when my parents took me to see Star Wars when I was five in 1977. From there,…
Musings on Being a Writer
Calling myself a writer is only the beginning. As most of you know, I am a writer. I have been a writer for nearly four decades now. Sure, there were pauses in between, and there were times when I wasn’t writing along the way. But then I realized that writing is my calling. In the…
Sharing My Love of the Written Word for the Holidays
I have always been a fan of the written word. I started reading at a young age, and when my family began to get shaken up, I think I probably escaped into books a lot. Writing has always come easily to me. Genre, topic, doesn’t entirely matter to me. When I get to put words…
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