Nontraditional mindfulness, but still mindful. Photo by J. Kelly Brito on Unsplash What IS mindfulness? It is conscious awareness of your inner mindset/headspace/psyche self. It’s reached via conscious awareness of…
Congrats, you’ve finished – now what? I suggest 10 steps to follow here. Photo by David Travis on Unsplash I entered into 2021 with a bold plan. I'd write and…
Writing – fiction or nonfiction – can be therapy. Photo by Kat Stokes on Unsplash There is something deeply cathartic about getting words, thoughts, and ideas out of your head…
Are the ideas my imagination – or am I channeling another time/place? Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash There can be philosophy and psychology associated with fiction. While most of…
Revisiting an old challenge in the name I publish under. I debated this notion several years ago. Just after I began to publish on Amazon, it became a mountain I…
You can’t just be the thing without doing the thing – be it writer, artist, entrepreneur, etc. Photo by Olena Sergienko on Unsplash The line between would-be writer and writer…
You always get to choose to sink or swim. Photo by Todd Quackenbush on Unsplash Probably the biggest certainty in life is the uncertainty of life. Take it from me…
When returning to unfinished works, recognize there’s been change. New covers by Starla Huchton I began writing what would become my fantasy series, The Source Chronicles, in 1998. A lot…
The question of "selling out" can get convoluted. Photo by Travis Essinger on Unsplash There is an impression that someone who writes for money – or does anything else for…
Why do reissues and renovations of your work? Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash I am a product of the 70s and 80s. I saw Star Wars (sorry, to me…