Sci-Fi Circuit: Breaking Into the Sci-Fi Spec Market
Sci-Fi Circuit: The Magic of World Building
Unplugged.
Last weekend I experimented with something lovely: Unplugging. It was precipitated by a comment from one of my Called to Write community members about wanting to feel truly relaxed. I was reminded instantly of the deep relaxation I experience once a year when I'm up...
Sci-Fi Circuit: What Makes It Sci-Fi?
Are you listening to the voice of your soul?
When times get rough and things go wrong, sometimes I wonder if I've misread my intuition or why I wasn't "warned." I don't have an answer for the warnings, exactly. When my friend was in a bad motorcycle accident years ago, I had a strong sense of anxiety all day...
A Letter to Ray Bradbury
What do you do when the going gets tough?
Yesterday was a tough one. It was a dark, drizzly day after a bad night of sleep, followed by a bit of bad news. And it was on the heels of a wicked cold that had me laid up Wednesday through Sunday. Not a good cocktail for a sensitive soul with work to be done....
Cherishing the moments we have
I've never been good at cherishing the moment or being "in the now." I'm an Enneagram Four, so I'm pretty much always wanting more and nothing is ever quite good enough. From time to time, I find my way out of that obsession and into a much more present place with...
No Matter Where You Go, There You Aren’t?
If you've been hanging out with me for a while, you know I've been going through a big transition with my work and my life -- I'm now focusing as much as possible on my own creative expression; writing a sci-fi screenplay and writing a non-fiction creativity guide. It...
Your Precious Time
I've been giving a lot of thought lately to enjoying my life more. I'm kind of an all work and no play kind of girl. I easily fall into a more "masculine" approach to my life and my business: I've inherited a strong delayed gratification mentality. I push myself hard...
With Creativity Comes Confidence: A Lesson from a Sci-Fi Genius
I was reminded of a novel I read called Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi. The book is a fun, lighthearted romp about a film agent who ends up being the P.R. guy for a group of ugly aliens wanting to be accepted by the earthlings despite their extremely off-putting...
