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The Four Dimensions of Creative Success

The Four Dimensions of Creative Success

Are you ready for it? Creative success is: * The expression of your soul’s purpose* With sufficient craft* To resonate * With a paying audience It’s that simple. Of course, you might want to break it down further. What is the expression of your soul’s...
Slow down, already…

Slow down, already…

It’s Monday. Go, go, go! That’s what my inner voice said to me early this morning, after I made the mistake of looking at my cell phone before breakfast.  Check the email. Open Messenger. All the messages demanding immediate attention. Or so I felt in the moment....
Clarity.

Clarity.

This view is always out there, but to see it requires “turning off” all of the polluting artificial light sources, so that the eyes can focus on the prize.  The dream life is real. It’s your higher purpose. The key to sustainable happiness is getting clear about...
Write it down (and live it)!

Write it down (and live it)!

I was listening to the Science Fiction & Fantasy Marketing podcast today. Their guest was author Wayne Stinnett. He had a great soundbite that I thought I’d share, along with a couple short personal reflections that relate. Paraphrasing best I can: “A...
Am I writing for my “inner child”?

Am I writing for my “inner child”?

I like to joke that my goal in life is to regress back into a twelve-year-old. After looking at the accumulation of work that I’ve been doing recently, I’m beginning to suspect that there’s some truth in the fiction. I have a novelette that I’m...
Questions from a Creative Quest

Questions from a Creative Quest

I’m really enjoying a book I picked up at the library recently, titled CREATIVE QUEST by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. He offers enlightening anecdotes and explores some great questions. I thought I’d share some that might be pertinent to you if...