Songs for the Struggling Artist
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What's Next?
There are probably some artists that aren’t utterly flummoxed by the question “What’s next?” but I am not one of them. It’s usually an inner cascade of “Oh dear god, I don’t know! How will I go on with no real plan! This person just wants a simple answer.
Promotional Tips for Everything
Since I have several podcasts that are now hosted by Spotify, I receive their newsletter (four copies, one for each podcast) which offers podcasting tips. I mostly ignore them, as I have read MANY tips previously and there’s rarely anything new. I clicked
Click the Clicks You Want to See in the World
The podcast I waslistening towas about the crisis in journalism about how so many news sites were disappearing, how so many journalists are losing their jobs and about how the landscape was changing so dramatically and not for the better. (This countr
Is Anger a Symptom of COVID 19?
On Monday, March 4th, I tested positive for COVID. I tested negative on March 1stwhen I woke up with a swollen throat and subsequently slept for the later part of the weekend. By Monday, the fever had gone and I was feeling a bit better. But I tested any
Working on a Theme
Close observers of my work might notice some commonalities between my most recent audio drama,The Defense, and my previous audio drama,The Dragoning. They both feature nice women who develop magical defensive and destructive abilities. They both hinge o
Are They Trying to Go Out of Business?
A while back,I wroteabout how they started locking up the toothpaste at my chain pharmacy/drugstore. Since then the drugstore has only expanded their lock-up program. Now, they lock up soap and deodorant and vitamins and eye drops and much more. There w
It's the Indifference that Will Get You
Theres not nearly as much criticism as I expected in this artists life. When I got started, I really thought people would be lining up to tell me what was wrong with my work all the time. I think its what a lot of people are afraid of when it comes to
Whisper Acting
We decided to watch the second season ofThe Wheel of Time(A fantasy adventure show on Amazon) and by the middle of the show, we were laughing our faces off. This was not because the show is funny. It is not. It takes itself very seriously. But we were c
An Indie Theatre Person Visits Some Casting Sites
In the past few years, when Ive made theatre or audio drama, Ive mostly drawn on people who were already in my circle or in the circle of my circle. This is generally my preferred way of doing things, as it allows me to avoid the more businessy side of
Rebroadcast of Performing Arts Going Dark
This surprise re-broadcast is brought to you by COVID 19! Almost four years after COVID came into our lives, I have, for the first time, tested positive. I have literally no idea where I could have picked it up but here we are. So, in honor of my positive