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RoundTable 360° July 2024 – SideHustles and SideGigs

What do you do to support your art when your art isn’t supporting you? That’s the question RoundTable 360°’s panel tackled in our July 2024 session. This RoundTable explored the challenges creatives have getting their work out there, recognized, appreciated, and finally paid for! Probably the greatest challenge for creatives across disciplines is growing an … Continue reading "RoundTable 360° July 2024 – SideHustles and SideGigs"

A Tale of Six Publishers – Part 5.2

Publishers repeatedly making bad business decisions aren't learning. Get out before their bad decisions cost you your career!

UNSHELTERED-None of Us Are Home Until All of Us Are Home

My non-fiction piece, “The Difference” appears in a monumental, breakthrough (my opinions, these, and not because I have a piece in the book) anthology UNSHELTERED-None of Us Are Home Until All of Us Are Home. Speaking for myself, adding my contribution – even offering to do so – proved a great challenge, almost too great. … Continue reading "UNSHELTERED-None of Us Are Home Until All of Us Are Home"

First of the Year Turkey Redux

I mentioned in last week’s First Turkey of the Year we should expect more. And so we do. Meanwhile, this young lass insists on repeating her Firsthood among the Turkey clan. It’s good to be First. Consider how hard elite athletes work to become the First in their chosen sport. Or businesses. Or nations. Petty … Continue reading "First of the Year Turkey Redux"

A Tale of Six Publishers – Part 5.1

Publishers are in business to make money, not friendships.

First Turkey of the Year

Every year should have some Firsts in it. Preferably one a week. More often if they’re welcome Firsts. Less often if they’re not. Here we see the first Turkey of the year, and a fine specimen this joyous creature is! We always wonder if, when we see the first of something in The Wild, is … Continue reading "First Turkey of the Year"

A Tale of Six Publishers – Part 4

Don't sign if the numbers don't add up.
Definitely don't sign if you can't validate their claims!

July 2024 Newsletter

It is maddeningly hot here in central New England. We’re going on three straight weeks of official heat wave temps (90+°F). Aside from melting, I’m working on The Book of the Wounded Healers: A study in Perception, a novel about communication and originally written in 1992 and reworked every few years since. My last posts … Continue reading "July 2024 Newsletter"

Ophelia Loves NPR’s “Morning Edition”

We start out a little out of focus, then resolve to clarity. Crystal clarity, according to the original Outer Limits‘ Control Voice. I truly miss that show. Yes, it’s dated, and yes, the special effects are laughable by today’s standards. And if you think that’s what the show was about, …then I don’t know. I … Continue reading "Ophelia Loves NPR’s “Morning Edition”"

RoundTable 360° June 2024 – Creating Characters

From idea to paper (or word) to performance, how do we bring characters to life? That’s the question RoundTable 360°’s panel tackled in our June 2024 session. This RoundTable explored the intricacies of character development across different creative mediums and uncovered effective strategies for creating characters that resonate deeply with audiences. In storytelling and performing … Continue reading "RoundTable 360° June 2024 – Creating Characters"