(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr. Find out more at my newsletter.) Motivation is critical to an artist. Motivation is what drives you. Motivation is about what you want to do and why you want to do it. … Continue reading
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr. Find out more at my newsletter.) Serdar and I are always discussing where our inspirations come from, and as we’re both Death Star-laser-focused on our current novels, that’s foremost in our minds. … Continue reading
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr. Find out more at my newsletter.) Serdar and I have been having an on-again, off-again discussion on fandom and it’s value. I offered that it could be limited, and he responded with … Continue reading
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr. Find out more at my newsletter.) I recently read a great Tumblr post (yes, I use Tumblr, where else can I get snarky Overwatch memes) about how writing was a way to … Continue reading
Recently, a friend of mine lost their job – a job they weren’t fond of anyway, but it was still a loss. I was concerned about them – but then this person reflected how, that very day, their work in the … Continue reading
“You’re being irrational. That person is being irrational. Those people are being irrational.” We all know the drill. There’s a discussion or an argument, often about politics, and then it verges into that special brand of stupid where someone declares … Continue reading
Recently, someone commented on an email I had sent that was a poor bit of communication. Not wrong, not inaccurate, but simply inappropriate – overly wordy, not addressing the point, too much detail, etc. They were frustrated. As this person … Continue reading
So the series continues, where I take a break from my usual positive approach to look at why the job advice of “Do What You Love” is probably going to crash and burn for you. Sure, I think that’s a … Continue reading
USA Today is going to do a multipart series on the lack of mental health care in the US. I’d recommend reading this and following it. My background is actually in Psychology, all the way back to my college years. … Continue reading
Last time I talked about the use of narrative in your career. I consider it very important to be able to build and use a good narrative as it provides a tool for communicating and has its own psychological benefits. … Continue reading