I'm pleased to share that I was interviewed by Bold Journey discussing how I dealt with Imposter Syndrome in the early days of my writing and graphic design business. We also chat about my background, the top three important qualities I focus on, and the most...
The Dark Side of Contracting
Being independently employed has many benefits. For one, you get to set your own hours, which is incredibly handy if you are passionate about writing or any other art. There are pits found on the dark side of contracting, though. If you're not careful, you'll fall...
Scrap Your Manuscript? Or Keep It?
As creatives, we end up making a lot of art. I've known plenty of writers, musicians, illustrators – the list goes on – that have started projects and left them in limbo for many years only to bring them back to light again. Writers tinker all too frequently with...
Handling Project Burnout
For the first blog post of 2020, I figured we could tackle project burnout, a concept that is common among many people, not just creative types. Of course, this is tailored towards writers. If you haven’t experienced project burnout, you are godlike, or you haven’t...
Author DIY Graphic Design – Typeface
Complete Author DIY Series The Basics of Design Colour Theory Typeface Layout Tools and Technicalities Design Process BONUS: Print Book Formatting Typefaces are a critical visual part of our work as writers. Open up any book, and you will see that the texts have...
Author DIY Graphic Design – Colour Theory
Complete Author DIY Series The Basics of Design Colour Theory Typeface Layout Tools and Technicalities Design Process BONUS: Print Book Formatting Following the Author DIY Graphic Design – The Basics post back in July, the series continues with part two: Colour...
Author DIY Graphic Design – The Basics
Complete Author DIY Series The Basics of Design Colour Theory Typeface Layout Tools and Technicalities Design Process BONUS: Print Book Formatting In the digital age of self-promotion, we are constantly producing content of all types online and offline. Production has...
Guest Blog: Is Your Brand Sending the Right Visual Message? on Flawless Inbound
Flawless Inbound is an inbound marketing agency in Edmonton, Alberta who was kind enough to have me on as a guest blogger discussing graphic design. The topic I wrote about is called: Is Your Brand Sending the Right Visual Message A brand is an Important foundation to...
Guest Blog: Is Web Design Getting Easier? on Matchbox Design Group
Matchbox Design Group is a full service marketing agency in St. Louis who was kind enough to have me as a guest blogger to discuss web design. The topic I wrote about is called: Is Web Design Getting Easier? This question is something I have heard in many...