Notes From A Writer's Desk II
Good Monday (again), my friends!
Good Monday (again).
A sequel has to expand the world or offer new ideas to its predecessor’s audience.1 Thus, Notes from a Writer’s Desk II must be more bombastic with brand-new characters, unexpected turns, and a bloated budget to match the general slippage into grotesque grandiosity.
None of that is true of this series (I hope)…
But if you want to smash my box office with a paid subscription, I wouldn’t hold it against you. I’m also going to give you a free first month. You can try out being a Fiker by clicking below. Don’t like it… it won’t hurt my feelings if you let it expire at the end.2
FIT TO PRINT 📎
So here’s stuff I’ve written that’s fit to print!
What Are the Archonum (STELLAR EMPIRE - Lore)
We are currently creating lore, stories, artwork, games, and just about anything else you can think of over at JAMR, LLC in regards to our growing STELLAR EMPIRE universe IP. It’s been a fun time because we get to be mad scientists who create monsters all the time. The Archonum fit the monster bill perfectly.
The Rotting Age of Personal Brands (Blog Post)
I wrote this one a few weeks back as I was struggling with the landscape of content creation, the platforms that host it, and the influencer/hustle core/grind/personal brand ecosystem that has sprouted like slimy mold in every nook and cranny of the groin that is the modern web.
Born of Ash and Iron — Chapter 9 (Stellar Empire “Empirefall Chronicles" novella series)
Okay, I did not write this, but I have a hand in creating it with my creative gremlin cohort and , so I count the editorial process in with writing because they go hand in hand (or sometimes foot in mouth). Andrew continues to push his characters to the brink in this series, and we continue to chase our lore and artwork tails to get as much of it logged as possible!
Haven’t read ANY of it yet? Unless you want to Tarantino-start-in-the-middle it, you can go to the beginning with CHAPTER ONE here.
THE JUNK DRAWER 🚮
I’m a collector of links, art, funny sayings, quotes, people, nostalgia morsels, and I toss them into a database I will never hope to mine and share out. But my general unhinged ADHD is your reward (weekly)!
[Art] Some charming art inspiration for me right now: Drawink Animals Illustrations from Getillustrations on Dribbble. 🔗🖼️
[Article] “If Humble People Make the Best Leaders, Why Do We Fall for Charismatic Narcissists?” Margarita Mayo (Harvard Business Review - 2017) 🔗
[Articulate Buffoonery] And here are your weekly memes images:
UPDATES 📰
What Hasn’t Been - Book Three in the Department for Mutated Persons trilogy (yes, the last book) is coming along. (more below behind the veil of paid content wall)3
Stellar Empire - Today (What Are the Archonum - Lore Post), Friday (Born of Ash and Iron — Chapter 10)
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