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Steve’s Update 5/2/2021

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Here’s what’s going on with me! Remember if you want more detail go to my roadmap and my newsletter! The newsletter has more detailed updates, extra commentary, and bonus content!

Speaking! I’ll be at the  Prolific Writer’s conference on May 22nd and Fanime May 29-30th!

For the Way With Worlds series, I’m taking a break second week of May, then back to it, with the Natural Disasters B...

Steve’s Book List for 5/2/2021

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 ...

Equilibrium and The Realism of Foolishness

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I recently got to see Equilibrium (2002), a movie best described as “a dystopian art film with gun-fu.” We follow the story of John Preston (Christian Bale), an enforcer in a future of emotion-suppressing drugs and underground smugglers of art. The film got limited marketing in the United States, and more’s the pity – it’s a beautifully done film made for only $20 million.

On the surface, t...

Steve’s Update 4/25/2021

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Here’s what’s up with me!

The last week of this great giveaway for Writer’s books is here (and snag a rare FREE copy of Way With Worlds #1) – https://books.bookfunnel.com/saygoodbyetowritersblock/suwa6uuxdg

A School of Many Futures is now to chapter 8 of 13. Hold on to your backsides, the story is much more of an emotional rollercoaster, the themes are stronger, AND an invisible guy g...

Writing: Rehab, Prehab, Strength

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When I wrote about writing exercises having a “therapeutic” value for creativity, I shared it with several friends. My core idea was simple enough – that writing exercises helped me recover creatively, and that metaphor was useful. However, my friends provided insights I want to revisit.

My friend Kate Tremaine, a roller derby enthusiast, pointed out that there was not just “rehab” in sport...

Physical Therapy For The Soul

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My creative side has felt, for lack of a better word, arthritic throughout the Pandemic. It was there, I created, but neither as fast nor as joyfully as I had before. Sometimes I was scared, as it felt part of me was ossifying – creativity is part of me.

My remedy was to do what I do – organize. I kept to a regular plan for things like writing my blog posts. I planned – and re-planned my va...

Steve’s Update 4/18/2021

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Here’s what’s up with me!

I’m in a big giveaway with my fellow creatives! Pick up some creativity and writing advice, and a FREE copy of my first Way With Worlds Book! https://books.bookfunnel.com/saygoodbyetowritersblock/suwa6uuxdg

The Roadmap is here to help you see what my overall plans are, check out the new Roadmap – https://www.stevensavage.com/roadmap

A School of Many Futures...

Questioning Your Way To Solidity

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Fiction is a canvas upon which you can do anything, and that’s why its limiting. When you can do anything, you have so many options you become paralyzed.

My friend Serdar talks about this, by comparing it to how many brands of Toothpaste we have:

“Choice paralysis is, as you can guess, a major issue in creative work. Because you have complete control over what you put into a story, that ...

Red and Blue, Focus and Schedule

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One of the significant challenges of writing is focusing on writing when we have to worry about schedules. We want to get words into reality, but we also have to ask if the book is on time, where the cover art is, etc. It’s hard to write when you’re worrying – and rare is the writer I’ve met who didn’t have concerns about time weigh on them.

I found a helpful perspective in the works of Dav...

Steve’s Update 4/13/2021

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Here’s what’s up with me!

A School of Many Futures is going great. I’ve managed to combine two chapters to really ramp up the sense of mystery and accelerate the story. Still good to pre-read start of May, so get ready!

Look for more from the Way With Worlds in May or June. The Natural Disasters book is outlined, so I can write it in May as a break. June is a good time for a release ...