Savor this very sweet spot. Remember to not push yourself until it feels like a chore! That balance of productive fun and creativity and not feeling like a chore is awesome!

I think that’s fascinating. I have notebooks of characters and stories that only go so far. I try to write the character driven or the plot and always seem to get stuck. The best story I ever published was a revenge short story. Then it was about how to capture that feeling of Karmic Justice.

Or is the story the character? ….. I mean do you write the story around that character?

Well done.

I’d ask where that is but I know the secrecy of the mushroom hunter…

Had to look that up. Well played.

The local comic store that becomes the one that everyone drives to are the best places. That and you’re kinda a big deal.

Which particular anxiety? Failing, imposter, or food on your teeth anxiety because that’s just a tip of the iceberg kinda statement.

Is that a Fu Man Chu stache going on there?

Delicious!

Great shot!

I find that good bbq always has the best stories as part of the experience. That’s how you know it’s good.

Speak for yourself. I read most of the series by the time I was 10. Still one of my favorite origin books ever. Number two behind Edgar Rice Burroughs.