I’m happy to share that I FINISHED WRITING THE ROUGH DRAFT of my gritty sci-fi adventure novel last night! Clocking in at 175,000 words and exactly 700 pages, my sketchbook ideas are now fully fleshed-out characters, creatures, and technologies that make up a single, cohesive story. Is it perfect? YES! Just kidding. Among other things,…
I thought I had posted this months ago, but I can’t seem to find it anywhere on this blog: If you can’t see the picture, here is the full quote: “Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because…
It can be so easy to be distracted from our creative work by outside influences. It can also be just as easily distracted to get caught up in the intricacies of our craft, stumbling over techniques, or perfecting details, while ignoring the bigger picture. That’s why I love Michael Nobbs’ newsletter. He keeps a full archive of…