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There is No Right or Wrong in the Creative Process

August 13, 2024

There’s only creating or not creating. My writing style has changed in multiple ways over the years. Some of this reflects things I’ve learned along the way, some is influenced by other authors I’ve read or conversed with. My first editor didn’t just edit my first finished fantasy novel but taught me how to approach my characters better, how to handle perspective better, and how to be an editor in my own right. I saw

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A man at his computer, procrastinating

Am I Procrastinating, Distracted, or Just Challenged?

August 6, 2024

It feels as though I’m procrastinating. Am I? Or am I expecting too much of myself? This has been an ongoing issue for most of my adult life. It’s been especially problematic in my desire to establish a stable career and make real money along the way. There are multiple reasons behind this, of course. Some are external, some internal. I spent my twenties and almost half of my thirties trying to decide what I

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Person at a laptop with their head in their hands. The brutality of editing

The Brutality of Editing

July 30, 2024

You write it, you edit it, then you cut it. In Hollywood, there’s a phrase I think most people are familiar with. It’s “Left on the cutting room floor.” Not only do scenes get cut and then not seen when the film reaches the theatre, but sometimes whole roles are left behind. Actors can spend weeks on a shoot and discover that their entire role will never be seen. That must be a combo of

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A person working on a drawing. The world needs art and artists

The World Needs Art and Artists No Matter What

July 23, 2024

Despite politics, climate change, economic insanity, and more, art is necessary. Can you imagine what the world would be like, in the middle of any crisis you can think of, without the arts? If there was no TV (or various and sundry streaming services), no film, no music, no books, no theatre, no paintings, no cartoons, and on and on? Would there be any point? Would life be worth living with boring, unrelenting “reality” and

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A laser-etched plate image of a Swiss Army Knife

Being the Best Swiss Army Knife That I Can Be

July 16, 2024

I prefer this term to jack-of-all-trades. First and foremost, I’m a storyteller. That’s my art. For the most part, this gets manifested in my writing. However, that’s not my only art and skill. Over the past few years, I’ve developed an increasing ability to create websites. While I’m still primarily about site layout over graphic design (I’m a very limited graphic designer), I’ve gotten a lot of experience. I’ve built and maintained websites in WordPress,

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Coming soon - book trailer

My First Attempt at a Book Trailer

July 9, 2024

What is a book trailer? A book trailer, like a movie trailer, is a preview created to generate excitement. This is something I’ve not really made use of before but decided to try my hand at now. My new trilogy, Savagespace, will be published this Fall (2024). The current plan is Book 1 in September, Book 2 in October, and Book 3 in November. All three will be published as an eBook, paperback, and audiobook.

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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.

Mondays – Positivity (and related ideas for making choices and decisions in life).

Wednesdays – Pathwalking (my philosophy for consciously choosing how to live your life mindfully, on your terms).

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