I often think about how to increase my income. Always whittling my ideas down to a nut, attempting to find fault, attempting to prove its worth. Sometimes, I’ll read a book on business ideas, or marketing, or the infamous practice of “niching down” till your product is skin and bones, till it’s as honest as […]
The Pouring Rain Ruined my Plans, then Inspired these Photographs
Allowing imagination to run wild is the beginning of creativity — it’s more than brainstorming. Creativity running wild will embrace every idea that confronts it. “The soul of a landscape, the spirits of the elements, the genius of every place will be revealed to a loving view of nature.” – Karl Jaspers. I’m often intimidated by great […]
Write for the Masses- but be Specific About It
Iris Murdoch said that good art, whatever its style, has the qualities of hardness, firmness, detachment, realism, clarity, justice, and truth. She also went on to mention that the above can only be the product of a mind that is free, unfettered, with an uncorrupted imagination. In all, that’s one statement. Often, when we look at […]
How Your Fictional Story Ideas Always Come with a Dark Horse
Characters always have something to say. You just have to keep your ears open. A story can be a sweet thing that grows in the mind. It becomes colourful, and active. If you ignore the work of actual writing, it’ll become a nagging beast that will finally start to bite and nip at your heels. It’s […]
Write Powerful Copywriting Content that Gets the Sale
Writing Copywriting content for product information, and copywriting for sales success. When we learn to write commercially, we have to think outside of the box, try to be different in our approach. But at the same time, it is important to remember that communication with the reader is the core objective, so we turn to […]
Hardwin Rust and The Radio Ham Heist — Notes on a Short Story
The ear can see things that the eye can’t hear Unknown Listening to the words we write is important. And the only way to do that, to know if they resonate, is to speak them out loud, and listen. Hardwin Rust leaned forward and stared at the transmitter, he gently twiddled a brown knob and […]