Storyteller’s Log, 14 August 2025 Korbin opines about my journaling. I have returned from another 10-day sojourn at the Pennsic War. Twenty-nine years and counting since 1996 (minus 2 years due to the Pandemic). It was a mixed bag in many respects. Most of that was because I was feeling off from time to time and oddly disconnected. But the weather was largely excellent, I got to spend time with friends I don’t see as
Earning a Living Via Your Art Some thoughts on the various inherent challenges. Photo by Kévin et Laurianne Langlais on Unsplash Before the COVID-19 pandemic, I had a decent, albeit part-time, job. It allowed me some freedom to do more writing, but it still took up the majority of my day. When the lockdown began, the job ended. Rather than lament this, I shifted my focus and attention and dove headfirst into writing more. A
Even Artists Need Vacations Everyone needs to rest, relax, and recuperate. Photo by Chen Mizrach on Unsplash Many people think that the life of an artist is a cakewalk. They think that, as an artist, you’re doing what you love and getting paid. How can that possibly tire you out like normal work does? Believe me, it does. Creative work and being an artist is a wonderful thing. But even artists need vacations. That’s because
Finding and Entering The Zone is Amazing Getting into that place where your work just happens with little effort. Photo by Yoori Koo on Unsplash I was working on the outline for the fourth novel in my next series. I’m nearing the end, and as I got going during this work session, time just slipped away. The ideas flowed and I lost all sense of time and space. Before I knew it, I had laid
Storyteller’s Log, 24 July 2025 Welcome to my office! A week from now, I’ll be on my annual vacation. This is the Pennsic War, a massive medieval event I’ve been attending since 1996. For 10 days or so, I’ll be living in my tall, 12×12 canvas pavilion and sleeping on a full-sized tatami mat (on a frame). This is decadent camping, as my group has an impressive kitchen setup, showers, and other infrastructure for comfort.
Everyone Can Be a Creative/Everyone IS a Creative Creativity doesn’t always produce a signature result. Photo by Huynh Nguyễn on Unsplash I’ve been writing books since I was 9 years old. Go to Amazon and you can see my growing list of self-published works. Writing is my primary source of creativity. But it’s not my only source. For example, when my wife and I married back in 2015, I designed and constructed our chuppah to
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