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Irony
How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? For a long time I regarded law school as my greatest failure, complaining that I was talked into it. Ironically, it was the skills I gained during that time that gave me confidence to write. My creative journey was improved because I… Continue reading
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Necessary Journey
You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? Reflecting on my journey has given me confidence to forge ahead, not because I am where I envisioned I would be, but because my life has taught what I needed to learn; and I’m still learning. Continue reading
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Publishing
I’ve been investigating the publishing options for my books, notably self-publishing. The number of choices are overwhelming, but I keep trudging, one step at a time. Part of me wants to give up, bind a few copies for loved ones and friends, then, be done with it. I guess I won’t. I will feel better… Continue reading
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Esoteric
What are three objects you couldn’t live without? My heart, because I need to care; my hands, because I need to create; and my mind, because I need to remember. Continue reading
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Writing Progress
I am moving along with my writing. I have decided to publish my novel, Escape From Desolation, in two books. I think I will have a solid copy of Book One ready to put out there by the end of Spring. I put the Prologue out on that Novel’s page for anyone interested. I began… Continue reading
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People
What experiences in life helped you grow the most? Any experiences that formed foundational events involved people. I remember long conversations with my mother about film and theater. My grandfather taught me to paint. My father taught me to fish. I remember long conversations with one uncle about religion, and my other uncle taught me… Continue reading
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Relative
Do you believe in fate/destiny? Certainly we have aspects in our lives that are hard wired, like our genetics, but much of our lives are influenced by random external factors, parents, community, society and periods of history. Certainly our core nature controls how we react to the outside world. Destiny suggests that all these factors… Continue reading
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Going Crazy
I’m trying to connect this blog to my main Facebook page, but it keeps connecting to my sub-page for my Etsy business. I’ll guess I will be calling support again. Maybe I figured it out. Still trying. One of the problems, I have too many Facebook pages, how did that happen? It turns out that… Continue reading
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Worklife
Do you enjoy your job? I enjoy my work now, but I would not call it a job, partly because I draw very little income from it, at least for now. I could not do what I do without my wife working a “job.” Often, I struggle with whether I should get a job that… Continue reading
About Me
Indie author and self taught artist, creating for over fifty years, also a former corporate lawyer and systems manager … and other assorted vocations. Writing is my passion. I just released my first science fiction novel, Escape From Desolation, eBook and paperback. More information at my author page: http://escapefromdesolation.com
