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The Art of Building Universes
I love well built environments. To me there is nothing more fascinating than diving deep into an amazing world through the eyes of intelligent characters. That’s a large part of the wonder of some of the best science fiction and fantasy out there. Just hearing words like Narnia, Middle Earth, Hogwarts, Tatooine, or Roshar immediately…
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Writing through Writer’s Block
Just do something. Write what you are thinking about. Get started. The words will flow from there. At the risk of being way too meta, this post is about writer’s block and trouble thinking because I have writer’s block and am having trouble thinking. How’s that for staying relevant to the journey? I am sick.…
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Mirth and Company: the Way Forward
My main goal of EntreBurnor is to journal the development of our different companies and brands. I started by listing out what we are currently working on and hinting at more. Now, where is Mirth and Company? Short answer is that it is growing and in constant development, if a bit slowly. Mirth (standard shorthand for…
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My Birthday Resolutions
This past week was my birthday. I’m not one who is into big parties for my birthdays, although Alyse has thrown me some awesome ones over the years. I do look forward to my birthday as an opportunity to reflect and plan. There is usually too much going on around New Year’s to do any…
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Planning – The Dirty Diaper
All the planning in the world, all the preparations and careful creation of strategies will not stand against the dirty diaper. It has to be dealt with and if its a number two, for everyone’s sake, there is no putting it off. It is the immediate and unavoidable disruption to a well-laid plan, a scheduled…
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Planning – Drawing the Flamingo
I am a bit of a walking contradiction when it comes to projects and planning. On one hand, I love lists. There is something tactile and satisfying about being able to see a chore or task be crossed off on a list. Growing up, I would make lists about everything, creating an inventory of my…