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Steve’s Update 10/10/2021

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A School of Many Futures: Second print copy is on the way! I THINK that’ll be the last one. Then my goal will be to line up marketing stuff and go.

“The Agile Writer’s Mindset” and “Agile Success”: Wait, what? Yep, I’ve got thoughts on TWO Agile books to write! These will be on writing (yes), but also philosophy on what success is. The latter may not happen, but I’ve latched onto it a...

Big Ideas and Big Egos

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As of late, my friend Serdar has been on a tear, speculating on constructive loafing to quality and “difficult” work. I’ve come to realize a lot of creative speculation is self-justification and self-aggrandizement. That is hardly creative.

For instance, consider the idea of the “auteur” creator, the wild madman (always a man, isn’t it?) who doesn’t play by the rules. Supposedly their great...

Steve’s Book Roundup 10/5/2021

I write a lot and have quite a few books.  So now and then I post a roundup of them for interested parties!

The Way With Worlds Series

This is what I do a lot of – writing on worldbuilding!.  You can find all of my books at www.WayWithWorlds.com! 

The core books of the series will help you get going:

Way With Worlds Book 1 – Discusses my philosophy of worldbuilding and world creation essentials.Way With Worlds Book 2 – Looks at common subjects of worldbuilding like conflicts in your ...

The Difficulty of Difficult Media

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(Thanks to Serdar, who inspired me with this column.)

I often hear the word “Difficult” used to describe media with praise. The “difficult” film that supposedly makes you a film buff if you understand it. “Difficult” is apparently a good thing, and I see no reason to believe this.

If a book or movie is “difficult” to understand, is that a testimony to its depth? There’s no reason to assu...

Steve’s Update 10/3/2021

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A School of Many Futures: The print copy is coming soon – it took a few days more than I expected but I got some good insights out of formatting.  I give it a few more weeks before it’s ready.  

“The Agile Writer’s Mindset”: This is still in the brainstorming phase – and may have spawned a third book to work on in 2022.  It’s going to have a different voice, helping people see differently, ...

The Intimate Effort of Gratitude

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“Have gratitude,” old New Age gurus and profit-seeking profits tell us. “Be grateful for what you have” is pounded into our ears by people that want to force gratitude. If you’re suspicious people are telling you to be grateful, your suspicions are well-founded.

But let’s step away from that and ask how we can use gratitude. How it can make our lives better – when we take ownership of it.  ...

Steve’s Update 9/26/2021

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So I hope you’re doing well – allergies hit me hard so a little behind. But a lot is going on.

A School of Many Futures is out – and expect an update to the eBook shortly that fixes a few errors. The print book is formatted (which took a bit longer due to some unexpected challenges), so I’m going to try to queue up a draft copy tomorrow! The hard part is done so if all goes well with the...

Creative Lessons From He-Man (2021)

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The original He-Man of the 80’s was meant to sell toys, with occasional social messages shoved in to mollify parents. The latest reboot in 2021, the CGI He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, has its own lesson – how to do a reboot and create a good show.

Episode one opens with underclass magic-user Teela stealing a sword for failed coup-potters, the witch Evelyn and the engineer Kronis. W...

Steve’s Update 9/20/2021

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A School of Many Futures: The book is out. I’m treating this as soft launch (no big announcement) until I see a print copy to see if I missed anything. https://books2read.com/u/bMwlPX

“The Agile Writer’s Mindset”: I’m probably going to take a stab at outlining this in the next month or two.

The Way With Worlds series: I plan to return to writing in October. I might get to it early, but I...

Steve’s Update 9/12/2021

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Two giveaways are in progress!

“The Power of Creative Paths” https://books.bookfunnel.com/inspirational_self_help/b69mkp7foo

A School of Many Futures’s cover is done and the ebook is being formatted. It’s mostly ready, but I want to do some cleanup and make sure the copy is “clean” from the ODT. I’m 80% sure I’ll be launching it this week.

“The Agile Writer’s Mindset” is something I...