Sharing the sci-fi projects that I am writing and working on. As a self-published author, I set a rather ambitious publishing schedule for 2021. Six novels total. This weekend will see the publication of the 3rd novel in my Forgotten Fodder sci-fi series. One more to go for this plot, coming in November. In October,…
I might be wrong – but fear should not stop my pursuits. If like me, you have chosen to pursue a creative endeavor – you know how scary this can be sometimes. There are certain boxes that society prefers people fit into. They include career choice, class, race, family type, and so on. When it…
Why can’t it be both quality AND quantity? I am writing and publishing more books in 2021 than I ever have before. In total, I’m publishing 6 books this year. Three have already come out – the fourth will be out before the end of August. Two more will be published before the end of…
Choosing to divide and conquer for ourselves can be empowering. Let me clarify this right at the start. When it comes to the Big Picture matters of the world – like politics – divide and conquer is a weaponized notion. Most major political parties love to create “us” versus “them” so that they can sow…
Yes, writing is really work. There are some who’ve told me to get a real job. Sometimes not in so many words. Other times, rather directly. But writing is really work. So are the rest of the creative arts. Why don’t people think it’s work? Because society has come to look at the arts and…
Sometimes a question answered still requires unnecessarily explaining yourself. Every adult I know gets asked the following question: What do you do for a living? My answer to the question is, I am a writer. That’s my career choice. I write full-time. No, that doesn’t mean I am writing from 9 am-5 pm, Monday through…
Your creations matter – even when it feels like they don’t. As an artist, how many of the following have you experienced? Nobody wants to read my book/buy my art. Why am I bothering to do this? It’s been done before. Who cares about me and my creations? Many creations like mine already exist. Why…
It is often difficult to believe in yourself. But you should. I started writing when I was 9 years old. The sci-fi story I wrote and illustrated – Wildfire – meant a lot to me. I believed in the work I did so much that I tried to get it published. My dad helped me…
Being impressed by your own work isn’t so weird. Maybe I did write that… For 2021 I have written a total of 6 new books. Four are the launch of my Forgotten Fodder series. Two are the continuation of my Void Incursion series. As part of the work, editing must occur. This is a three-part…
As any flavor of artist, you get to choose your own adventure. When I was a kid, there were these books called Choose Your Own Adventure. You’d read up to a point – and then you got to choose from a couple of options. Then, you turned to the appropriate page to read the outcome…
