(or, choosing the path less followed) Maybe this will resonate with you, even if you’re not a writer. It’s about rest. Kind of. And enthusiasm. It’s about focusing on what you can handle, which I think is the key to dealing with a lot of things. But let me start this way: this week, for […]

(Or, The Joy of Independence) I’m in a mood this morning. I really should be making some words, meaning writing fiction rather than writing this piece, but I’m not. Which is probably not a surprise given I’ve been focused on hitting the Go-Live button and then supporting my latest Kickstarter. It’s all good. I planned […]

(Or take a moment, won’t you?) Aside: I made this (Patreon) post “free to everyone” for, well, for reasons. It’s short, too, which helps. In the end, maybe it will help a few folks see things in … well … different ways. Have a good one…. I’m in one of those hectic moments of life […]

(Or, how being overwhelmed can really suck) Aside: I’m a couple days behind on this one, mostly because it kind of got away from me. Who knew I had so much to say about digging out of the Sea of Overwhelm? Unless you’re new to the circle of folks who hang around with me, you […]

(or, geez, here we go again) I debated not writing this one at all. It’s about AI again. I promise I’ll find other topics as I go forward. Though technically, I can plead that this one is only AI-adjacent. It’s really about copyright. If you are like me, while you’ve enjoyed a lot of the […]

(or, It’s a Jungle Out There) I’m tired now. It’s been a busy few weeks, filled with writing and with the effort it’s taken to support my very fun Kickstarter for “1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World” (taking late orders for a few more days), and then even more mental effort spent learning about […]

(or, You’re Good Enough Just as You Are, Assuming…) Although I’m going to start with Sue Bird’s most excellent podcast Bird’s Eye View, I promise this will have something to do with writing (and arguably all public creativity). To set the scene, though, the week I’m writing this Bird interviews Veronica Burton. Burton is the […]

(Or, Decision Paralysis is Real) A few days back, I did an open blog post about how Kickstarters fit into my overall view of how I want to be releasing books. I’m working toward that goal, and hope to be there “soon,” whatever “soon” means. In that blog post, I noted an interesting project that […]

(or, maybe we should all just go back to pencils) I’m settling back into things after my epic cross-country journey with my brother, and that means trying to catch up on all the news. Just before I left Las Vegas, word of the Anthropic settlement over their acquisition of pirated books dropped, a deal that […]

Thoughts about travel, writing, and finding your purpose. As my last post promised, the past two weeks have been quite an adventure. My brother and collaborator, Jeff, and I embarked on a two-week tour of the country that included stops at something close to a million different places where our parents made their lives. Both […]