I’m not the only indie author by far. Being an independent artist comes with lots of challenges. The easy part is doing the art. The rest is where it gets funky. As an indie author, I’m not simply a writer, but a business. Ergo, as an authorpreneur, I also handle finding cover artists, editors, beta readers, marketing resources, publicity resources, and the like. If I want to be seen and further expose my work so
Marketing and publicity present their own challenges to the indie author. All my life, I’ve been a storyteller. Sometimes this has been all about the amazing life I’ve been fortunate to have and some of its more interesting adventures. Other times, it’s been all about my ongoing pursuit of self-awareness, mindfulness, positivity, and choosing to live this life on my terms. Then there is fiction. Sci-fi and fantasy in books, movies, and TV have all
Why didn’t this occur to me sooner? Did you play pretend as a child? I did. More often than not, I played alone in my yard than with other children. I have very few memories of my childhood, mostly vague recollections of friends, acquaintances, and companions. Yet I remember more of the play I undertook as a child. The big picture window in the living room of the home I lived in until I was
Discipline is active conscious awareness in practice. The word “discipline” gets tossed around a lot. Often, it’s attached to a concept of doing something with full attention, within rigid parameters, and with no room for mistakes. Visions of Marine Corps drill sergeants making soldiers march in strict order often come to mind for me. Many things people do partway – but not fully – get attributed to insufficient discipline. Diets fail because you break them
This is an age-old conundrum. There is a long-standing, age-old belief in the world that being a professional artist of any sort doesn’t pay. Right alongside this idea is the notion of the “starving artist”. Many people will tell you how impossible it is to make money writing, painting, cooking, acting, singing, and so on. Pick an art and you’ll pick a way to earn little to nothing, they’ll insinuate or state outright. Lots of
It’s all about doing the work. A little over a month ago, I completed the work on a new novel. Jay and Char Save the Galaxy is a bit of a departure from my usual. It’s sci-fi comedy with a healthy dollop of absurdity. I’m working on going over edits for the Savespace trilogy. Book one is nearly done (and the audiobook recorded), and book 2 goes out to the editor this week. I’m working
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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).