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Consumption

Why is it so hard to change from Consumer to Creator?

January 14, 2011 Personal

I’ve really been struggling with this lately.  The push and pull of opposing motivations each packed with their own idiosyncrasies and justifications.  A culture geared in one direction while a dream works in direct opposition.  Anyone familiar with Steven Pressfield knows about "The War of Art".  In the book he describes the force which stymies [...]

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Consistency in the face of Quiet

June 30, 2009 Personal

The voices in my head have gone quiet and that actually isn’t a good thing.  If you were suffering from psychosis, I supposed the voices going away would be helpful, but when you’re a writer and the rooms in your mind go silent you get worried.  At first you hope it’s the naughty quiet when [...]

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Potent words and visceral dreams

June 8, 2009 Personal

A story at its most basic entertains with fiction woven from the English language.  A good story opens the mind to untold possibilities and stunning visions.  A great story pierces you with its words, stimulating the mind, the heart and the very pit of your stomach.  It is the great stories that every aspiring writer [...]

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Tribes and Mentors

May 26, 2009 Personal

I just finished reading a great book called The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything by Ken Robinson.  I grabbed it because of a TED speech he gave back in ‘06.  For those unfamiliar with TED, it stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design and they’ve been holding an annual conference of speeches by “the world’s [...]

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What to write about when you don’t want to write

May 14, 2009 Writing

My fire hasn’t been flickering very steadily these days.  I’ve progressed with a couple of story ideas and gotten farther in my current short piece, but the gas is running low.  As I mentioned before, more fuel must be gathered in order to roar it back to life.  Having read almost all of the books [...]

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Research and delicious consumption

May 7, 2009 Writing

Research is an integral part of achieving publication in any fiction market.  You should be aware of the genres handled by the market you wish to submit to and the nuances of each particular publication.  The best way to accomplish this is through a very simple task.  Buy the magazine.  I know it may seem [...]

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