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Darth Vader cosplay. Why did you choose the villain that you did?

Why Did You Choose the Villain that You Did?

September 10, 2024

What message does your choice send to the reader? I just finished a military sci-fi book, the first in a series. The story had a great protagonist, an excellent example of Campbell’s “Hero’s Journey”. The action, the adventure, the other characters, and the world the author created were intriguing. It was great hard sci-fi, and it was hard to put down. But as the conflict shifted from the protagonist proving himself to learning who the

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Round fitness tracker vs square fitness tracker. These don’t truly compare one to the other.

I Don’t Compare My Writing to That of Any Other

September 3, 2024

There’s more than enough room for all of our books. I am not a well-known, traditionally published sci-fi author like Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clark, or NK Jemisin. I’m not any of the indie authors I admire like M.R. Forbes, Kate Sheeran Swed, or Jessie Kwak. Neither am I any other sci-fi or fantasy author out there. Nope. I’m MJ Blehart, storyteller, and author of sci-fi, fantasy, and Steampunk novels. Since beginning my self-publishing, indie-author

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Hands molding clay on a potter’s wheel. For the love of the game.

For the Love of the Game

August 27, 2024

Making art, like playing a sport, is all about passion. I’ve met many people who find writing to be nothing but a chore. It’s not fun, it causes discomfort, and there are lots of other things they’d rather do than write. I feel the same about fiber arts. My wife can crochet anything she sets her mind to. She can also knit and do other fiber arts. While I can sew buttons onto things and

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Alliances and Consequences Audiobook Cover. The race to release.

The Race to Release

August 20, 2024

The self-publishing process in action. As an indie-author/authorpreneur, I’m not just the writer of my books. I also handle the layout, coordination of cover art and editing, and all the steps that go into the publishing process. With the various and sundry tools available to the authorpreneur/self-publisher, there are questions of timing. Put it all out immediately or set up a pre-release. My new sci-fi series, Savagespace, has been in the works for a couple

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Paints. There is no right or wrong in the creative process.

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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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.

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