Explaining Yourself Isn’t Necessary
Sometimes a question answered still requires unnecessarily explaining yourself. Photo by Avi Richards on Unsplash Every adult I know gets asked the following question: What do you do for a…
The World Deserves Your Creations
Your creations matter – even when it feels like they don’t. Judgy cat is judgy. Photo by MJ Blehart. As an artist, how many of the following have you experienced?…
Believe in Yourself and Your Art
It is often difficult to believe in yourself. But you should. The author's first handwritten, illustrated novel, circa 1981. I started writing when I was 9 years old. The sci-fi…
Did I Write That?
Being impressed by your own work isn’t so weird. Maybe I did write that… Photo by Ben White on Unsplash For 2021 I have written a total of 6 new…
Choose Your Own Adventure
As any flavor of artist, you get to choose your own adventure. Photo by MJ Blehart When I was a kid, there were these books called Choose Your Own Adventure.…
Non-Binary Characters and Pronouns
How you address non-binary characters matters Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash Non-binary peoples’ day was July 14th. The subject of people who identify as gender non-binary has been rather…
How do I Sell More Books?
Is there a point where I decide I can’t sell more books and quit? Photo by Noralí Nayla on Unsplash It’s been about a year since I began to completely…
I Wrote Myself into a Corner
Like painting yourself into a corner – but with words Photo by Roselyn Tirado on Unsplash Has this ever happened to you? You were writing, chugging away, words flowing and…
The Beauty of World-Building
You have tons of options when world-building – both as a pantser and as a planner. Photo by Daniel Thomas on Unsplash My primary love in writing is sci-fi and…
Creativity is Always Active
But sometimes the flow of creativity varies Photo by MJ Blehart Despite my newfound love of being a planner – and plotting the newest fiction novels I’m working on –…
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