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"So Many Stories To Tell"

You know, Reader,

It's funny how I realize that in my effort always to offer some value and keep my focus on serving you, my readers, students, and clients, I tend not to promote the other things that I do.

Or at least not to promote them too often. It's not a good business head, but it is the head of an artist still recovering from Lone Ranger syndrome.

I’ll explain that some other time.

So I'm going to take this opportunity to steer you towards something I’ve mentioned occasionally but should talk about far more often. Specifically, it’s the podcast I co-host with my buddy and co-writing compadre, Christopher Ryan. The podcast called TELL THE DAMN STORY.

Why mention it here?

For those who don't know of it, TTDS is 350 + episodes of tips, stories, information, and interviews with professional and emerging writers about the creative writing experience.

We've interviewed writers of comic books, cozy mysteries, sci-fi, horror stories, and, periodically, screenwriters and film producers. We've run the gamut, and we're still going.

What we've tried to do with the show over the years is take you through the creative process from our POV, as well as from other artists, writers, and illustrators.

And also, bang the drum for the arts because the arts are, quite often, lost in the shadows.

But they are the saving graces that get many of us through some tough times.

Also, imagination and art are two things that are put down the most.

The average individual may have an idea and would love to write something, would love to draw something, would love to dance or whatever. But certain people always say, “Oh, get a real job,” do this or that.

There will always be naysayers.

What we at Tell The Damn Story try to say is, “Whether you want to be an artist on a professional level, or you're doing it for yourself – the right to create is all yours."

Expressing yourself is valid. So go for it!

And check out Tell The Damn Story, ep #300! It's a panel of nine artists with a good taste of the value we bring to the creative arena.

That's all for now!

Best,

Alex Simmons

PS. Oh yeah ... What will you write today?

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