On the heels of another military veteran suicide, I figure best to speak about the distractions and detours that can cause people to begin that long road of lost potential.

In the long overdue followup to the toying with tangents series, this episode explains the deeper significance of science fiction in writing.   We Cover:   poetry & fiction novelization with recurring themes of ethics, humanity, artificial intelligence, .

In another informative interview we discuss art therapy and writing with New Jersey-based licensed clinical social worker and writer Tammy Smith. We cover the following topics:   Art Therapy Writing in Medicine Writing as Therapy Telemedicine      

In this in-depth episode we explore the facets of finding your writing voice in a complex and often contradictory society. There are three parts:   Your Voice -- the daily voice Writer Voice -- the new language you craft through drafting Artist Voice -- .

This hour long show will cover the basics of how and when you should employ an agent for writing.  Literary Novel Genre Drama Teleplay Screenplay

In this lengthy episode we explore the good, non-art, and bad parts of money in the arts. Can an artist or writer make a living? Should an artist or writer want to make a living doing art? These and other questions and factors are discussed: Submittable .

This is the fourth in the series of podcasts sharing emails sent from listeners or readers in conjunction with the show or the art journal Ariel Chart.

In this episode I discuss the possibility of using guidelines as inspirational gifts to writers.  Basic research and a positive outlook make a major difference for those who successfully publish versus those who blindly submit without rhyme or reason.   .

Did you ever notice in your writing or writing in general that positive themes were not as well written as darker toned material? I believe there is a perceptional even emotional problem with one's worldview that causes this unhealthy imbalance. 

Have you ever thought about a philosophy for your writing? Is a philosophy necessary to be an artist in the 21st century? These and many other questions along this line is discussed and possibly answered in this episode.