Tag: blogging
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On my creative process…
Personally, I find it really cool when I don’t really understand a movie or story, but I am still entertained by it. I attribute this to rhythm–rhythm between words, paragraphs, scenes, and chapters. Without rhythm, narrative breaks down into a technical explanation. The rhythm is what hooks my subconscious, drawing it in with a hypnotic…
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He Sees The Potential
“I see things, Jon. Hidden things.” What if someone could see the person you’re capable of becoming… before you ever believed it yourself? Some conversations change your day. Others change your entire life. 📖 The Unbound Realm — Chapter 1 continues. Have you ever had someone see potential in you before you saw it in…
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Just trying to figure out where he belongs
“I’d say you were crazy.” Jon doesn’t see himself as a hero. Just a college student… Writing half-finished stories. Overthinking life. Trying to figure out where he belongs. Sometimes the hardest person to convince you’re capable of greatness… …is yourself. 📖 The Unbound Realm — Chapter 1 continues. Have you ever underestimated yourself?
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A zany and profane ad for my paperbacks for the Unbound Realm, available directly for purchase from King’s Entertainment
I wake up tied to a chair, vision blurring and resolving in fuzzy twitches. I’m in a high-rise office. Across from me… “What the FUCK???” I stiffen in horror as Elon, wearing nothing but a giant diaper, leans forward and regurgitates into Bezos and Gates’s open mouths, like a mother bird feeding her nesting young. …
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One Question Changes Everything
“Bear with me.” Three simple words. Then one question changes everything. “What would you think if you were destined for greatness?” Sometimes the biggest turning points in life don’t begin with an answer… They begin with the right question. 📖 The Unbound Realm — Chapter 1 continues. How would you answer that question?
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Musings
Arguably, true abundance might be contentment–everything as is, without justification, categorization, or rationalization. Being in the present, in other words, and feeling the default wellbeing that comes with that state. There’s a lot to be gained from acknowledging I’ll lose it all–that no matter what happens, the game of life will come to an end.…
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Some truths can only come from people who’ve lived them.
“The dirty secret of the whole ‘warrior’ thing…” Chris Atriya isn’t speaking like a recruiter anymore. He’s speaking like someone who’s already paid the price. Some truths can only come from people who’ve lived them. 📖 The Unbound Realm — Chapter 1 continues. *What do you think happened to Atriya before Jon walked into that…
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On my creative process…
Throughout the process of writing a book, my characters often surprise me with actions and behaviors I never would have expected. For me, that’s an incredibly fun part of writing–I have an idea of the bigger picture, the overarching themes and larger events, but the specifics often manifest as delightful surprises.
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Not every mentor looks the way you expect
Chris Atriya isn’t trying to impress anyone. He’s not selling glory. He’s not making promises. He’s simply telling the truth. Sometimes the most important people you meet are the ones who tell you what you *need* to hear… not what you *want* to hear. 📖 The Unbound Realm — Chapter 1 continues. Would brutal honesty…
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“They’d work my ass off.”
Chris Atriya doesn’t pretend military life is glamorous. No slogans. No sales pitch. No false promises. Just the truth. And somehow… that makes Jon trust him even more. 📖 The Unbound Realm — Chapter 1 continues. Would brutal honesty make you trust someone more than a perfect sales pitch?