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Finishing is Better than Not – But You Won’t Always Finish What You Start

February 21, 2023

Finishing your book, painting, or whatever is better than not finishing – but you won’t always finish. This weekend, before going out of town, I took a moment to back up current active files to my flash drive. Specifically, my writing. The books I have underway and the ones I’m currently plotting. I also grabbed the last several blogs I hadn’t previously saved to my thumb drive, too. Yes, yes, I should probably actively back

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the business of writing

The Business of Writing Only Begins with Writing

February 14, 2023

In the business of writing, writing – in many respects – is surprisingly the easiest part. As a child, I discovered that writing fiction – sci-fi and fantasy – brought me joy. I’ve always had an active (overactive, maybe) imagination. Channeling my imagination from playing pretend – imagining my swing set as a starfighter, creating Star Wars adventures with my action figures, building LEGO spaceships, and otherwise – into writing provided for a productive creative

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Getting paid what you’re worth to do your art isn’t easy.

Are You Getting Paid What You Are Worth for Your Art?

February 7, 2023

Author, painter, sculptor, or any other form of artist – do you get paid what you’re worth? This question is not just for artists. Frankly, it applies to more or less everyone. In America in particular, businesses are more likely to pay as little as necessary for workers. With a few exceptions, of course, many companies out there pay less than what a good employee is worth, offer few to no benefits, and care far

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Finding and/or making time to read has been invaluable

Are You Looking to Find and/or Make More Time to Read?

January 31, 2023

After numerous false starts, I found and made more time to read – and that’s been amazing. As a child, I loved to read. I think it was all the reading that I did as a kid that led me to become a writer. Ideas like – hey, I can do that, too – made me desire to write my own stories. When I was 9, I wrote my first 50-page, illustrated sci-fi novel. Wildfire,

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keep writing

Why Keep Writing if Nobody Appears to be Reading?

January 24, 2023

Doesn’t matter who’s reading so much as the need to keep writing must be satisfied. Why do I write? The short answer is that I’m compelled to write. For me, it’s like breathing – it’s something I do. Maneuvering words into sentences, paragraphs, and pages – whether fiction, nonfiction, or business – is my skill. This is my chosen vocation in life. There are many other skills I possess – or at least like to

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If you write art or otherwise make art, can you see how artist as identity empowers you?

Is What I Write Art – And is That Important?

January 17, 2023

Maybe I do write are, and maybe not. Why that matters is personal. The arts are highly subjective. Whatever the medium, the arts will awaken and excite some, frighten and disgust others, while simultaneously having zero impact on still others. It really does depend on you, your tastes, your environment, and more. I recently read an article lamenting how Hollywood barely gives a shit about a classic, well-written film over a comic-book movie. It also

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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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