Creativity

Crafting Comics

April 11, 2011 Blog

I’m a nerd.  This should not come as any surprise (it’s in the damn sub-title of my blog), so when I profess my love of comic books no one will be wonder where that declaration came from.  I’ve loved comics for as long as I’ve been able to read.  Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, you [...]

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How Do You Drive Yourself If The Tank’s Out of Gas?

August 25, 2010 Writing

As you can tell from the tumbleweeds around here I’ve been incommunicado for some time now.  People usually say "life gets in the way", but that’s not the case for me.  It feels like I’ve run out of steam and all my words have just disappeared.  Instead of being frustrated it has been a relief [...]

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Goals for October

September 30, 2009 Personal

Often times when writing fiction, you’ll find yourself in a spot where the next step isn’t apparent. If you have an outline, it might give you a vague direction, but the next scene or character action is a mystery. For those writing from the seat of their pants, this usually stops you dead in the [...]

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Unfocused Life, Unfocused Blog

September 28, 2009 Personal

For a long time now, I’ve felt unfocused in my life.  Professionally, things are going well, chugging along at a decent pace while keeping me busy.  Personally, my spark has been missing (which I will chalk up, in part, to my environment) and I’ve been feeling unfulfilled in a creative sense.  Work provides some mental [...]

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Exploring Alternatives

September 3, 2009 Movies

Writing is my favorite method of creation, weaving entire realities that exist solely in your mind until pen is put to paper and the words are allowed to escape.  The physical sensation of being in the midst of a furious writing session is felt from head to toe, supercharging your fingers as they hammer away [...]

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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 happened to taking chances?

May 16, 2009 Popular Articles

During a lazy weekend conversation, my girl asked “Why don’t TV shows take chances anymore?”  Looking at the current status of the small screen, you find a plethora of safe, “tried and true” stories.  They may be entertaining, but they’re far from ground breaking and definitely not sparking any cerebral conversations.  There are a few [...]

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Creativity alone will not sustain you

May 5, 2009 Writing

The hopeless Dreamer is a staple of the creative stereotype.  Head in the clouds, wishful thinker, not allowing reality to ground his vision.  As romantic as this may sound it is ineffective and prone to failure.  These Dreamers quickly become Cynics as they see their vision constantly shattered by an inability to achieve their goals.  [...]

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