Arguably, one of the hardest steps to take in the journey of authorship, or any artistic venture for that matter, is the first step. Whether you be a painter, poet, or writer, starting on a blank canvas or empty page is daunting. This doesn’t have to necessarily be the case however. I’ve published two novelsContinue reading “Stepping Out of Comfort”
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Weird Western
My current writing project is titled The Rise of Devils. I was inspired to write this project after a Reedsy short story challenge. Typically, I use these challenges to get out of my writing comfort zone and boy am I glad I did. The Rise of Devils is a Weird Western collection of intertwining shortContinue reading “Weird Western”
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Thought of the Day: Criticism
Often the voice of criticism comes from ourselves. The thought of quitting because you aren’t good enough or the voice saying your art sucks is a great battle to fight but that’s not what this post is about. This post is about handling outside criticism. Let’s say you published your poem, uploaded your children’s book,Continue reading “Thought of the Day: Criticism”
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No Struggle? No Story…
Without a weakness or a need your story ends before it has the chance to begin. Mary-Sue (male or female), that is a person with no perceivable weaknesses or flaws, makes for a boring character. It is possible to place this character in interesting situations but that is the literary equivalent of boiling steak andContinue reading “No Struggle? No Story…”
Author J.M. Topp 