The Fine Art Of Nuance
Tyranny is the deliberate removal of nuance. – Albert Maysles
The Time Has Come
The time has come for someone to put his foot down, and that foot is me. – John Vernon
“Oh, do grow up 007.”
Success comes from curiosity, concentration, perseverance, and self-criticism. – Albert Einstein
Blog Post Frequency
Change begins at the end of your comfort zone. – Roy T. Bennett
The Art Of Influence
Fashion is more about taste than money – you have to understand your body and tailor clothes to your needs; it’s all about the fit. I do the alterations myself – I’m quite a seamstress – it’s the influence of my Hungarian mother. – Carmen Dell’Orefice
Deleterious Effects
Understanding the role addiction plays in our everyday lives is critical to avoid traveling a path where subtlety is an unlikely assassin, who murders what is most important to you while hiding in plain sight.
The Love Affair
Although it is a necessary and often critical step in developing meaningful characters, be sure when cultivating the love interest, you do not have it teeter on the edge of irrelevancy and fits into your characters background properly. Your readers will thank you for it.
2021 & Beyond
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” ~ Frederick Douglass
True Science Fiction
“In science fiction, we dream.” ~ Ray Bradbury
Self-Awareness
A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an idea that possesses the mind.
Order 66
A content creator’s decision to kill a character should never be made to merely create more consumers of their product. Doing so clearly demonstrates a lack of vision and ineptness by not properly using foundational storytelling elements to move a story forward.
City Of Heroes
It is not due to a sense of nostalgia why I continue to return to this game. It has been and always shall be about the sense of community it fosters, where no negativity is allowed and people from diverse backgrounds come together to simply have fun.
PRIDE: What It Means To Me
There is nothing more potent and defining in our lives than when we shed our superficial notions to stand raw in front of those who often vehemently oppose us for being born different than themselves and say, “I am no different than you and I am not ashamed of who I am.”
An Herbalist Perspective
We all have more than one topic, subject or area of interest which inspires us to pursue our passions. What you will read in this article is simply another facet of what spurs me forward to be a better writer.
Always About The Money
No matter how well written or performed, the content we like to digest is more than likely controlled by those who lack even the most basic understanding of what it means to tell a story because, in the end, it is always about cash flow.
Bait and Ditch: The Gay Character Paradox
The role of gay characters has changed dramatically over the last few decades. So why do we keep treating them as the most expendable?
Another Casualty: The Shannara Chronicles
Can a balance be struck between bringing to life those works fueling our sources of inspiration and maintain relevance in present day? I say, yes, but it is all in the how.
Creative Liberties
By itself, liberty is a right or privilege, especially a statutory one. When it comes to respecting the worlds formed by content creators, there are some lines we should never cross.
What We Say and Write Does Matter
Now more than ever both the written and spoken word should be planted in soil rich with self-awareness and compassion.
Characters: They Are Not Expendable
To kill or not to kill? Should it even be a question?