While I've always known art was subjective I didn't truly realize how much so until I started querying agents and saw that word come up repeatedly in form responses or feedback. The world is subjective and you have to figure out where you fit in but also why you produce the art you do.
Read more#BEA14 & #TheBookCon: Not Such a Great Marriage of Events
It's Book Expo of America time! And that means books galore, publishing panels, events, events, events. It's a busy time for those attending and working it and while there were many pluses from years past there were also hiccups as well with the creation of BookCon.
Read more#ArtistTherapy: Tortoise & the Hare (Things Take Time)
Slow. Fast. These are words that can set all kinds of insecurities off as an artist. People create when they create and it's done when it's done. Doesn't mean the pressure, or hope, to finish in a speedy amount of time isn't there. But, try to remember: no pressure.
Read more#MyWritingProcess Blog Tour
Always happy to join in a Blog Tour and it seems this one has been wrangling in many writers across the country! The My Writing Process Blog Tour is a time for some of us creative types to share our process and get to know a bit more about our projects.
Read more#ArtistTherapy: Falling Out of Love, with Your Project
I think we've all had that project we initially were in love with and then steadily or quickly or ultimately fell out of love with it. Doesn't mean there aren't more ideas or that this can't progress to something you will enjoy spending time on. Art, like most things, is trial and error.
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