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…
How you address non-binary characters matters Non-binary peoples’ day was July 14th. The subject of people who identify as gender non-binary has been rather prominent of late because some people don’t understand. I am no expert, as I identify my gender with my sex (cisgender male). However, the long and short of it is this…
Is there a point where I decide I can’t sell more books and quit? It’s been about a year since I began to completely focus on and write full time. During this year I have outlined and written the first four novels of my Forgotten Fodder clone sci-fi series; edited and published the 3rd Void…
Like painting yourself into a corner – but with words Has this ever happened to you? You were writing, chugging away, words flowing and the story nicely coming along. And then, suddenly, you found yourself stuck. It hadn’t worked quite as you thought it would. Characters and situations are in a bind and you have…
You have tons of options when world-building – both as a pantser and as a planner. My primary love in writing is sci-fi and fantasy. With that comes a need for world-building. This can take any number of forms – and can be incredible on lots of different levels. And of course, my tagline is…
But sometimes the flow of creativity varies Despite my newfound love of being a planner – and plotting the newest fiction novels I’m working on – I am still a pantser at heart. What that means is, from time to time, is that I still enjoy sitting at my keyboard and writing by the seat…
I find the space between here and there frequently disconcerting. I chose to pursue my art. Thus, I am writing full-time and recording/editing the audiobooks of one of my sci-fi series. This has been my dream for a long, long time now. After various fits and starts to make this happen, I am finally moving…
