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There’s so much to say and so little time to say it…Wait no, there’s plenty of time. After circling the website for years and saving up my uber dollars (not a joke, I absolutely drove uber for 4 months to raise the money), I finally made it to the 2022 Superstars Writing Seminar. The purpose … Read More “The [Semi]Un-biased review of The Superstars Writing Seminar (and a quick tale of catharsis)” »
Why don’t you get it together now? Failure’s not Flattering.When will you show yourself? When will you show yourself? ~New Found Glory There’s a famous quote I heard in high school about Edison working on the lightbulb. The saying went that a reporter asked how it felt failing at creating the light bulb 10,000 times and Edison … Read More “The Light Bulb: Reflecting on Failure” »
This post has been a long time coming and I hope it helps fulfill the mission of this site, which is to help other writers. I’m happy to be a guinea pig with this experiment, so let’s dive in. When I first embarked on my writing journey years and years ago, my endgame was this: … Read More “Turning a TV Pilot into a Comic Book: 4 Lessons I’ve Learned (so far)” »
Oh, man. I’m so stoked for this series. I first saw Cowboy Bebop back in the early 2000s, after an RA in my dorm found out I hadn’t seen the series before. My ass was immediately thrown in a chair and my eyes were held open as I took in the stunning title sequence and … Read More “The new Cowboy Bebop show has my expectations through the roof (and for so many good reasons)” »
In an attempt to raise awareness of our upcoming Kickstarter (That would be goal number 4) I joined the latest social media platform, TikTok. The app has been around for 4 years, and after the incredibly long blackout of the worst social media platform, I felt like it wasn’t too bad of a choice. I … Read More “Daring to Tik the Tok: 5 thoughts on my first 2 weeks of Tik Tok” »
Full disclosure. I freaking love the Olympics. I have vivid memories of watching them since I was six on my grandfather’s bed and being fascinated by all the different types of sports. As a fan, I wanted to share five moments from the last Olympics (and one cheat from winter) that I think could be … Read More “5 Olympic Moments That Deserve to be Movies (and how I would adapt them)” »
(((((The look on Jack’s face was mine when I got the badge from NaNoWriMo that said I hit the top of the mountain with this writing goal))))) I’m pretty pleased at the moment. The moment being about 1:30 in the morning on June 30th and my accomplishment being the following: Draft 2 of my science … Read More “Finishing Draft 2 Blues and Other Bits of Writing News.” »
A few thoughts on juggling my many lives at the same time. I hate that I wrote that nice big post about it being May and using that classic ramen noodle head’s pic for a joke that’s been overdone a bajillion times, talking about how I have some cool posts in the works (still do), … Read More “Learning To Be Both/And” »
Just a super quick post. Not dead, just been busy. Turned in a draft and looking forward to notes from the producer, working hard on editing sci fi novel and juggling a few other ideas. Our [new] artist is officially starting on our Steampunk comic today (long story, but new guy is great!) and we’re … Read More “Welcome to May!” »
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