Who do you think you are? The victim of your environment? A pawn in the game of life? A fallen leaf blown here and there by the winds of change? Or are you the creator of your own destiny? The cause rather than the effect? Whatever role you play in this world, you can make […]
I saw a film on Netflix last night that I just have to write about and I have to write about it now. I think it’s accurate enough to call it a dramedy but it has elements of suspense, science fiction and satire as well. The cast is outstanding, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl […]
You just want to do your art. You may be a writer, a musician, a potter or creator in any of the fine arts. A strong urge from within is calling you to bring forth a masterpiece or just some evidence of your genuine talent. Yet, you have another life calling, urging you to pay […]
How I see the world is dependent largely on my state of mind. Another way of saying this might be that my view is determined by my outlook. Looking back on my life, I believe I might be able to illustrate this by isolating specific incidents that stand out for their range of emotions from […]
Bridging from Part One of this article in which I discussed how vibration is part of the fabric of this universe and how we are all vibrating mentally as we create our reality, I want to concentrate now on how we can use this vital, fundamental data in our creative lives. How Emotional Levels Relate […]
Albert Einstein once said, “Everything in life is vibration.” Taking it a step further, everything in the universe is vibrating. Down to subatomic particles and probably matter we can’t even detect, it’s all vibrating. This is the essence of the universe. It’s said the very creation of this physical plane was due to vibration. It […]
Life is made up of a series of finish lines. We set goals, launch projects, face down deadlines and compete in games of all kinds with others and even ourselves. How we go about approaching the end determines the quality of our game and says a lot about us. In this post, I want to […]
It’s been many years since I lived in Los Angeles. I pass through there now and then, but I don’t recall when I last put in-person eyes on that ever-recognizable symbol of recording studios we know so well. Movies and TV show us the Capitol Records Tower occasionally, but when my wife and I saw […]
PART TWO In Part One of this post, we covered personal attributes and actions which need to be already present in or soon developed by the writer who wants to be published by a traditional publisher, magazine or some other targeted purveyor of content. This second half on the topic will again touch on some […]
PART ONE Realizing the dream of having a publisher invest in you and your work isn’t easy. There’s a lot that that goes into it and there’s fierce competition out there. That’s why a lot of authors self-publish or go with a publishing service that requires you to pay for all or part of the […]