RedDustMan

Creator Journals 5/31/25

I came up with some pretty essential backstory today. I don’t know if I have it in me to write much more. Most days writing and storytelling are my passion. Some day I’m weirdly repulsed by all of it and it feels like an exercise in futility. I wonder if other writers experience this. IContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/31/25”

Creator Journals 5/30/25

Today I don’t even feel like thinking about writing. I still did it, but after this blog post I’m not going to think about it at all. I wish I could stop writing for like a whole week, but I think I’d lose too much momentum. I think I’ll at least take a short breakContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/30/25”

Creator Journals 5/29/25

Trigger Warning: Discussion of transgender identities and discrimination. Research. Research. Research. Even writing something as silly and intentionally anachronistic as Beach Knight, my intellect and conscience require me to do research. Early on I had to research the origins of different swimsuits and beaches as vacation spots. Now I’m digging into different gender identities andContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/29/25”

Creator Journals 5/28/25

There is a man hammering something in the room next to me. It is literally impossible to write. Loud noise completely disables me. I’ve tried forcing myself to write with music on in order to become stronger, but it can still be very difficult. My attention flickers like a flame. It can be hard toContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/28/25”

Creator Journals 5/27/25

I think I’m getting somewhere. When I write a novel, it usually starts to come together at about the midpoint. When I start writing, I just go with my gut and write what feels fun and engaging, once I get to the middle I start to figure out the themes, ideas, ending and emotional core.Continue reading “Creator Journals 5/27/25”

Creator Journals 5/26/25

Happy Memorial Day! Summer has unofficially started, so my wife and I watched Mamoru Hosoda’s 2009 masterpiece, Summer Wars. I had never seen it before and it was really good! I want to watch as many “Summer” themed movies as possible, since I’m trying to inject my new project with those vibes. The nature ofContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/26/25”

Creator Journals 5/25/25

There aren’t many thoughts in my head today. I’m thinking about a new story (which I won’t start writing yet! I swear! I already have way too many projects!) Since I’ve been able to keep a daily blog going, I thought it might be fun to create a daily web serial. I have this characterContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/25/25”

Creator Journals 5/24/25

Yesterday I got kind of depressed and started to feel like none of this really mattered. Then, I got an idea for a new scene in Beach Knight and immediately I was healed. Sometimes inspiration is medicine to me, or food even. Mind and body are closer than people think. That which is good forContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/24/25”

Creator Journals 5/23/25

I think I’ve finally got the email form sorted out. It might not be pretty, but it’s a start! Now I need to come up with things to put in emails! I’ve been told that all writers need to have an email list, so here I am.Sorry if the technical details are not all thatContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/23/25”

Creator Journals 5/22/25

I spent a part of the afternoon struggling with MailChimp and MailerLite. I know that it’s important to have an email list, but I am not at all tech savvy. Every time I post the HTML block in the post I click on preview and it looks fine, then I hit update and it looksContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/22/25”