Choose Your Numbers
Ever wonder how some authors seem to have a new novel published every month? It’s insane. With a busy schedule it sometimes takes me a month just to read one. Some authors are massively productive.
Ever wonder how some authors seem to have a new novel published every month? It’s insane. With a busy schedule it sometimes takes me a month just to read one. Some authors are massively productive.
I’m watching 100 children sitting in seats. The room is eerily quiet. It’s been 30 minutes and they’re just sitting there. Are they dead? No. They’re listening to a story.
There are two types of failure. Failure you learn from, and failure that’s resistance. Sometimes failure means moving on. But sometimes you need to fight for your creativity.
Are you an insecure artist? I am. Every time I share my work with people I know they’re judging me. I’m not good enough. They think I’m stupid for even trying. Do you feel that way?
Yesterday I was asked, “How do you find the time to blog so much?!” They were referring to the fact that I blog about 15 times per week…on top of a full-time and part-time job. It’s really not that hard. It’s all about scheduling. I’d like to introduce you to the concept of batch processing.
I know a girl who leaves a DNA trail in every car she gets into. Yep, she plucks a hair from her head and leaves it in the car in case she gets murdered. She might be a little obsessed with Crime Scene Investigation shows.
Sometimes encouragement is all you need to get your creative juices flowing again. But asking for encouragement rarely yields the desired results. After the awkward chuckles, if someone does encourage you, it’s hard to take the encouragement seriously. What a dilemma!
Dreams are expensive. Getting inspired often doesn’t come cheap. When creativity involves travel or education, people can get scared off. The resources just don’t seem to be there.
Make an ask of yourself. When you have a big dream, asking others for help is often the only way to accomplish it. Unfortunately, it’s scary to ask others for help. “Will they reject me? Will they be annoyed with me? Will I lose all my friends and become a homeless genius like in ‘The…
As soon as you attempt anything worth doing, you’ll encounter haters. Haters hate because they disagree with you, they’re jealous of you or they fear change. They’re vocal. They’re intimidating. But we can’t be afraid of haters.