Art and Commerce
Now that I am thoroughly embedded in Marketing Plan Land, wading through sales figures and bestselling titles, I'm experiencing a strange relationship between art and commerce. I can feel the shift in my brain, like a manual transmission that could use some TLC, it clunks then revs. Having spent nearly two years developing a compelling story, combing my prose, writing, rewriting, and rewriting again, all for beauty and truth and story, it's weird to focus on what will get people to buy the damn book in the first place.
Read MoreShort Imagined Dialogue
Happy Thanksgiving! Because I'm spending the day being crawled on by small versions of humans, I'm offering a silly little bit of nothing for the holiday. Enjoy the feast, folks!
Read MoreThe Art of Restraint
Restraint is creating boundaries. It is the furthest one can reach in any direction. It forces a scale, but not a hand.
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For this mini-quasi-late post, here are the top 10 songs I've got on my "Lunatic Fringe" playlist.
Read MoreA Different Kind of Privilege
Parental love is a privilege because I didn't have to earn it. It was just given to me, unquestioned and unconditional. All children should be so lucky, yet many of them aren't.
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