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the trifecta of making art

I had an interesting conversation about talent with my younger son the other day. (He's an artist and you can see his work here.) He is very talented and also mostly self-taught, so he resists learning more about something he already knows a lot about. He has a particular style and genre he prefers, so convincing him he needs to draw things outside his wheelhouse is a challenge. I get it. When I was a kid I wrote stories resembling The Outsiders and I drew horses. That's pretty much it. I was good at those things, and not much else ...
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new anthology story

Straight Outta Deadwood amazon | barnes & noble | indiebound I have a new David Cook story out! "The Petrified Man" takes place in Creede, Colorado in 1892 at the height of the silver boom after Jefferson "Soapy" Smith had settled in to become town boss and run a saloon, in addition to his other cons. One of them was a "Petrified Man," which Soapy actually owned for a bit, and there my story divulges from history... It's virtually certain Soapy Smith and General Cook knew of each other, if in fact they weren't actually acquainted. I decided to make ...
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what i learned after a year off facebook

"Oh, right. You're not on Facebook." I don't know things because people often only communicate on Facebook. When I hear that line it makes me think the onus is on me to keep up with everyone's lives, especially since I don't make it easy for them because I'm not available on one particular social platform. Dude. I'm on Twitter and Instagram. I have email, texting, a reliable phone, and I'm extremely google-able. None of this is new. I've been super googleable under my name for about 15 years now. I've been online daily since 2004. It's not like I live ...
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habits

I just read this book SUPERHUMAN BY HABIT by Tynan. I found it to be a bit of a supercilious little book, but it got me to reframing how I think about some things. Most of what's been on my mind is tummy troubles and not writing as much as I want. Yes, basically, EAT LESS, WRITE MORE is the title of my autobiography. (thx to Teresa Frohock for the joke) I've made all kinds of excuses about my eating more and writing less, some of them even legitimate (like a teenager still at home and family health issues). But ...
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MalCon

Hi. I really should post here more but this is a fairly quiet part of the internet lately. It's summer and I've been summering. Spending time in the mountains, watching baseball, drinking cold beers with friends and family. I have not written much but as it's August, school starts in a couple of weeks, I'll be back at it hard starting this week. I've returned to a more traditional fantasy inspired by Robin Hood and Roma. There's a popular tweet going around: Five things about my WIP, so here are mine. Postal magicRelics with tattoosThieves and DebtsHumorNonbinary and Transfolk Despite ...
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Instagram post 2189461867053862269_927862913 Some Xmas decor up! πŸŽ„πŸŽ„ #christmastree #christmas #decor #holidayseason
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Instagram post 2185415323367255378_927862913 Love this pic of a buffalo in the snow. So very Colorado. Did I mention its storming outside now? πŸ“ΈπŸŒ¨β„β˜ƒοΈ Don't forget to get your turkey out! πŸ¦ƒ
Instagram post 2183175103943276272_927862913 Favorite toy and some husky side eye
Instagram post 2183080639090266998_927862913 Some stovetop #potpourri  and it smells so good. πŸ“Έ mine
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Instagram post 2182476149051922900_927862913 I've always wanted lights on my little bridge. Christmas is the right time to grab some. Fun, huh?
Instagram post 2178164105100323552_927862913 Birthday Weekend! Hubcap is just getting older.🀣 πŸˆπŸŽπŸŽ‚
Instagram post 2175981460215964811_927862913 I got tired of the big empty planter so I made this with red twig dogwood, pine cones, and spruce and juniper greenery all from my back yard.
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Instagram post 2175767205369649439_927862913 Yes, I did. New Santa ornaments. Screw November. I'm ready for 2020 and if that means hurrying Christmas along then so be it.
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Instagram post 2174362331256105153_927862913 I like this slanting fall light.
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Instagram post 2172719787023784155_927862913 I just waxed this beauty yesterday. It's an old pine desk I use for my bedside table and night time dog cave. πŸ• #bedroom #fridaymorning #morninglightβ˜€οΈ #nofilter
Instagram post 2171629763205251147_927862913 I didn't take pictures of my stew but in my quest to get rid of my crockpot (which I have always loathed) I used my @lodgecastiron pot and it worked a treat and was a snap to clean. The stew was a hit, too - thanks  @lemontree_interiors for the recipe on stories! πŸ₯πŸ₯˜πŸ₯£πŸ·#cooking #stew #winterfood #lodgecastiron
Instagram post 2169957207653773732_927862913 I want to be sitting here reading but this book won't write itself. πŸ‘©β€πŸ’»
I flipped the gender of one of my characters today and it seemed to bring the scenes to life. I'm not sure what sorcery that is but I'm going with it. πŸ“š
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Instagram post 2167024532093687784_927862913 Happy Halloween πŸŽƒπŸ‘»β˜»πŸ•·
We were going to have neighbors over but I have a stupidly terrible cold. ❄ I had to go dig the bones out of the snow in the garden! ☠ Least spooky Halloween ever. 🍬But the candy is ready and the dog is already watching the door. 🐢Hope you have a warm and lovely All Hallows Eve with a few frights along the way 😱
Instagram post 2165076168246818726_927862913 🦌From a few days ago when it was still fall πŸŽƒ and not freaking snowing! πŸ₯Ά Another storm coming tonight. ❄
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This... is not that hard.

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Three deer standing in perfect alignment in Lithuanian woods.
(Photo: Renatas Jakaitis https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2540456/Deer-oh-deer-oh-deer-Three-headed-stag-spotted-chance-Lithuanian-woods.html)

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Of course he has to flush so many times. That's the Constitution he's thrown in there.

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