Representation in Your Writing: A True Act of Self-Awareness
If you don’t think representation matters, you’re probably well represented. – Bernice King
Cultural Spotlight TheVendari
History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes. – Paul Eldridge (1888 – 1982)
Character Portrait James Striken
You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. – Aristotle
Origins: The Sha’ran Family
Every family has untold stories buried in the fog of the past. – Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Doing It Right: The Last of Us
Purposeful storytelling isn’t show business, it’s good business. – Peter Guber
Character Portrait: Akimoto Satoru
Loyalty, honor, a willing heart, I can ask no more than that. – Thorin Oakenshield (The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien)
A New Book Two: Destiny’s Shroud
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end - Seneca
The Sy’Arrian Legacy Accomplishments & What’s In Store For 2023
Success is not determined by the amount of accomplishments, but by the road traveled & how you handled the recovery of each failed attempt. – Behdad Sami
The Fine Art Of Nuance
Tyranny is the deliberate removal of nuance. – Albert Maysles
When It Is Done Right
Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or better. – John Updike
The Time Has Come
The time has come for someone to put his foot down, and that foot is me. – John Vernon
Writer’s Block: Embrace It and Learn
You can’t think yourself out of a writing block; you have to write yourself out of a thinking block. – John Rogers
Mechanics, Mechanics, Mechanics
Grammar is to a writer what anatomy is to a sculptor, or the scales to a musician. You may loathe it, it may bore you, but nothing will replace it, and once mastered it will support you like a rock. – B.J. Chute
“Oh, do grow up 007.”
Success comes from curiosity, concentration, perseverance, and self-criticism. – Albert Einstein
Character Portrait: Nicholas Krain
A writer should create living people: people, not characters. A character is a caricature. – Ernest Hemingway
Character Portrait: Patrice Mirriam
It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless. – L.R. Knost
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
Author Spotlight: C.L. Kraemer
A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you. – Bob Proctor
The Sy’Arrian Legacy 2022 Strategic Plan
A developmental overview of what is to come in 2022 for the Sy’Arrian Legacy and other content creation projects.