Creativity. It is a word that invokes a lot of different responses and brings out that part of each of us that wants to make something new, something great and unique. Whether your passion is writing, cooking, gardening or raising you children, being creative is something that keeps us energized and looking ahead. At least, that’s my take on it. Throughout my entire life I have dreamed about things, come up with ideas and made things that sometimes worked and sometimes didn’t. It has always been those times that I’ve been happiest. I write because I think the printed word is one of the best ways to express my ideas, build worlds and have fun with characters and places I […]
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GalaxyBillies – Episode 15
The heat has definitely been turned up. The Galactic Extermination Fleet is getting ever closer to Earth and our ultimate destruction. But wait, what’s that? A droid army has turned up on the home planet of Galactic News. Are they for Earth or agin it? MegaDan continues his rallying cry and Sheanna’Ree’s father makes a decision about the humans. The Kinfolk numbers are steadily climbing and Jimmy Rae Farmer and his clan are liquored up and armed. Hear more about that in the Outro. For those of you interested, you can send an email to: kinfolk at irreverentmuse dot com and tell me you want to join the Kinfolk. I’ll set you up with your own hillbilly name and post it […]
Read moreYou Can Never Give Up
It has been a tough last couple weeks for me. I am now into my fourth month of unemployment and some days I really don’t feel like applying for any more jobs. I mean, I’ve already got resumes numbering in the hundred’s out there already. But, despite the lack of success, I continue to soldier on because I have to. I’ve tried several different tactics and I know I will try several more until I meet with success. Getting your work published is exactly the same. You’ve got to keep working towards the goal, even when you’ve received dozens, maybe hundreds of rejections. If something isn’t working, you change up your tactics too. The only thing you cannot do is […]
Read moreGet Published Episode 36 – John Hemry Talks About “The Writing Life”
John Hemry is the guest on today’s show. John is a retired United States Navy officer and author of military science fiction. He has written the Stark’s War and Paul Sinclair series under his own name and has written six volumes of the Lost Fleet series under the name Jack Campbell. He has also written many short stories and non-fiction works. I also address a writing question and talk about the tools I use for podcasting. There’s lots of good information in this episode. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 36 – John Hemry Talks About “The Writing Life” Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start […]
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