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At LightMinded Arts, we believe in creative freedom, not creative delusion. So when I sat down with Michele DeFilippo—publishing veteran and founder of 1106 Design—I knew we were about to bust some myths and drop some truth bombs about the wild world of self-publishing. Michele’s been in the book biz for over 50 years. She

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Often, you’ve heard about self-mastery. Its one of those things that we all think we have, but we never sit down to actually self-evaluate. It’s easy to see when other people have it, though depending on the focus of their mastery, it might look different and be completely subjective. For instance, someone might have great

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At Light-Minded Arts, I’m sharing my creative journey, going from hammer to Hollywood—and I want you too to find your way into following your dreams. To help with that, I interviewed John DeDakis, a veteran journalist, novelist, writing coach, and motivational speaker whose career spans over four decades, including time as a White House correspondent

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Before you click away from this, listen up, whether you’re a believer or not, God actually plays a huge role in your career as an artist and business owner. Don’t believe me? Well, read on. Ok, so this might sound a little bizarre. Why would I bring God into the discussion about how I’ve gone

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On Storytelling, Marginalization, and the Power of Fiction What happens when a self-published teen author grows into a visionary editor championing marginalized voices? You get Ceylan Gunduz—pronounced “Jay-lon Goon-dooz,” with a duck face if you want to nail the Turkish accent. In this episode, we dive deep into her journey from glue-stick books to Editor

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Hey all, I’m kicking off a new segment of my channel here. Up till now, I’ve just been showing little skits and giving my best advice for people leaving the safety of traditional jobs, and giving one in the artistic field of writing and film-making a try. FYI, I’ll still keep putting out these sorts

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When it comes to filmmaking, there is so much gear out there, and its easy to get caught up in the latest and greatest. But there’s another side to gear for creatives, that is important to take into consideration, and that’s the ability to travel with it, and setup and take down when you’re a

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Book 1 in the GearLock Series Do you like the hard-boiled mysteries of Raymond Chandler? Do you like the whimsy of Terry Pratchett? How about the swords and swagger of Xena? Well, this has a little bit of all of that. It even has an emerging element of steampunk. Hey all my friends and fans,

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(an old fashion radio-drama styled story, with the help of AI) Have you ever listened to the old-time radio dramas? I went on a kick one year where I listened to a whole bunch of them. They were pretty fun in a retro sort of way. Everything had to be done without visual aids, so

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Don’t you hate it when someone does you wrong? Who wouldn’t hate that? Should you blame them for the mistreatment. Sure, why not, if that’s a fair assessment. But wait, the title of this is called, “Don’t Blame Other” so what gives? Ok, ok. Blame is a probably the wrong word. Sometimes, other people are

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