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Creating art is hard. (Click on the link.) Does this apply to you? What’s your interpretation?

I stumbled upon this interview with literary agent Evan Marshall and thought it had some very interesting and positive information. You should check it out.

About a year ago, I came home from LTUE overflowing with a new sense of excitement to start writing again. I worked hard on a new story idea I had and felt great about it. It was full of cool magic, interesting characters, and atmospheric settings. Somewhere along the way, the excitement died down. When I started working from home, I thought “G...

Tonight while vising a gaming forum that I hang out at, someone posted this link. This is a guy’s DnD gaming room. The Ultimate DnD Gaming Room This place has a built-in strobe light and fog machine. There are surround-sound speakers on the rafters. There’s a neon sign saying “Dungeons and Dragons” on the door. The walls are covered in swords,...

Last year, I attended Life, the Universe and Everything: A Symposium on Science Fiction and Fantasy at Brigham Young University. I absolutely loved it. I learned a lot, and it really pumped me up to get some writing done. Last year, the guest of honor was Brandon Sanderson, who is not only a good writer, he’s also an articulate and thoughtful s...

Normally, I’m a very organized kind of guy. Since starting to work from home, however, I’ve found it more of a challenge. Perhaps it’s due to the challenge of trying to separate my work life, family life, and personal time when everything is now located on one computer. Or perhaps it’s because there’s nobody to impress anymore. My lovely wife co...

Based on the music I listen to and talk about these days, you probably wouldn’t guess what my early musical influences were. Of course, most children tend to like only what they get exposure to. They like what their parents and friends like. The younger you go, the more pronounced that influence is. I suppose it’s the same with me, but many of t...

I tried an experiment today. I turned on Pandora for the first time in several years. I fell in love with Pandora some time ago when I found out that I could listen to an entire station full of progressive metal. An entire station! Full of progressive metal! With nothing else! And no commercials! Unfortunately, I never had time to listen to it....