Day #8955 - February Favorites

Zombies and sci-fi and Shakespearean tragedies,
these are a few of my February favorite things!


Also, happy birthday to my pals born on February 29th. Because I never know if it's appropriate to say that a day early or on March 1st (which feels really late because then we're in a new month).

Day #8951 - Five Years, Five Things

Five years ago today I made my YouTube account, so I of course had to make a video to mark the occasion.

Day #8944 - On Doing it Anyway

Isaac Asimov, a notable science fiction author, once said, “You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you’re working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist.” 

It’s a sentiment I really like on the whole, but I’m not going to lie: that last line sort of eats away at me. It is my greatest fear with this dream I have with writing and now video making, that ‘if you have talent’ part.

Because the first part, I have got down. I keep on posting on my various blogs, even when my view count has inexplicably plummeted in recent months. I keep making videos and trying new things which is a lot of fun, but still I don’t have a very large audience or reaction. I keep  working on fiction, lately trying my hand at short stories and again, having a lot of fun trying, but who do I share them with when I have no agent or ‘readership’? Could it be Mr. Asimov was right and that maybe I just don’t have the talent?

It’s a question I can’t answer, and I’m not sure if anybody can. The rejection letters seem to imply I do not have talent, but I’m not ready to admit defeat just yet. So I’ll keep blogging and filming and writing. Even if for no one else, even if it’s just for me, I think that counts as some measure of succes in that I’m taking on my fear of failure by simply, simply trying. By doing it anyway, I succeed.

Though if you want to comment and subscribe and all those other fantastic things, I’d be really appreciative of that, too. =)

Day #8941 - Single Awareness Day

In which I share a true story about one of my favorite Valentine's Days. Hope everyone has a great day, no matter your relationship status!