Okay gang so here's the deal.
I came to the realization that I'm likely a hobbyist artist, and that's fine.
So what I've been working on is developing my writing skills so I can turn that into my pot of gold.
As a lot of you guys know, I roleplay constantly on a roleplaying community called Althanas. This community has embraced my sometimes whacky ideas and I have become a well known member on the site. I have lots of approved characters, (Alt's for those of you in the know) but focus on three very specific ones. My three characters of choice are Elthas Belthasar, Lorenor, and Nosdyn Krotar. I will be linking the respective profiles shortly.
Now there's the thing. I am considering -STRONGLY- do a unique and persistent storyline in blog format based on either of these characters...OR...perhaps, an entirely new character and idea. It depends on what my sometimes out there mind can come up with for this. Now the idea is to make some sort of a profit off my ideas! Here's what I'll need from you guys.
Read my work. Give me feedback, tell your friends about my work, so on and so forth. The more exposure I can get to my writing (And also to Althanas) the better off everybody will be. Now, I'm not an expert writer or anything of that nature. I JUST have drive and a LOT of free time. I think anybody with some spare time (Even an hour a day) just to write CAN write and SHOULD write. It is lucrative, and ideas are so hot right now. The industry in general is HURTING for original ideas as we are now seeing CONSTANT rehash after rehash, and remake after remake. To the point where one wonders why they go to the movies or not.
Now I'm by far not an expert in any of this.
HOWEVER, I CAN say that if you have a unique idea...RUN with it. Someone WILL take an interest if you market yourself correctly. To the proper audience, develop a niche and all that good shit. It takes time, but the rewards are well worth what you put into it. I've been doing a lot of thinking the past few nights and came to the conclusion that I've been shooting myself in the foot. Not literally of course, but metaphorically. One of my old mentors told me that I should focus on my writing versus my art, and I have been fighting what I am meant to be. And I believe what I am meant to be is a writer. Discovering one's purpose in life is VERY important.
Sometimes we fight ourselves, sometimes it takes a while to get to this single epiphany. But the important thing is YOU GET THERE. All the other bullshit that life throws at us doesn't matter once you get to this point. I've started to embrace what I am meant to become, I'm no longer scared. So what I am going to start doing the next few days and weeks, is BLOGGING a LOT. AND WRITING a lot. For myself, for you guys, and for any other reason I can think of. The time is now, tomorrow is not promised.
So this is just a post for me to catch up with anybody out there whose paying attention. I love all you guys! Every hit, every critique, every amount of feedback helps. That's what I need right now. Once that all gets steam rolling we can form one tightly knit family together. And I can hopefully see some dollar signs to my name and get out of my own personal challenging situation. Once that happens, it will be all due to you guys. To your support, feedback and constantly getting on my case, I will always be thankful.
Now...there is work to be done, and we got ourselves some rp to do.
As always everybody, GAME ON!
Stay classy, WORLD!
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Friday, October 24, 2014
10.24.2014
Hey everyone!
It has been sometime since I wrote last.
Things in my life have been up and down of late, but now I have some interesting news to share with you all. Me and my mom were living with a certain nice fellow for about a year and a half until he recently moved away to his own apartment. We were both saddened by the fact that he left but he left on very good terms with us. I still speak with him regularly and consider him a friend. In short time we have ourselves our new roommate and he is also a brilliant fellow. He's a savvy business guy and has considerable amounts of knowledge of the business side of several industries. (I won't get into too many specific as I don't want to reveal who he is. After all, I am entitled to my secrets you know.)
Tonight we had a nice and productive talk.
It's his birthday today, but we discussed ways that I could better my life.
In short, as many of you guys know, I am an artist. I also write, I have a few ideas that I will start showcasing to start bettering my life. I've been dealing with a few problems my whole life that will likely not go away. However, I am strong willed and I roll with the punches that life throws my way.
What I might start doing in the next couple of nights is organizing my thoughts.
Further, I'm going to start organizing my sometimes chaotic ideas into one concrete idea.
Something I can profit off of and use to better my sometimes horrible situation.
During the talk that my roommate and I had, he helped sort of make me realize that I was looking at things ALL wrong. I have two talents I can profit on RIGHT NOW that don't need a college education. (Contrary to what some of you guys out there might think.) My fields simply require a thirst for knowledge, and a desire to learn. These two points, coupled with the basic resources provided by the interwebz, are more than enough to bolster the starving artist.
I realize of late that I've been looking at life all wrong.
I intend to change that.
With a few fundamental changes in my outlook and world view, I realized that I -CAN- make a difference to the lives of those folks who are around me that I care about. Either directly or indirectly. I just want my life to have some meaning. I have squandered a lot of time trying to get to this point, and now the hour has come to roll up my sleeves and get some hard work done. There are plenty of resources available to me to allow me to achieve my dreams of being a successful artist, and they are available to every one of my readers as well. But first, I gotta make some magic happen.
That's gonna be the key right there.
I'll need some help from you whoever reads my blog, of course, but that will come in due time. At first, we're going to go through this journey together. Then, we'll continue to walk together as we all discover the very meanings of our lives. In my case though, I am a simple man looking for simple things out of life. I want to be able to get off S.S.I. and I want to be able to produce my own fortune, and take care of my family better. The case in point is that I want to PRODUCE. I've been on S.S.I. for a long time now, and I feel it is time to make the integration back into the work force. But on MY own terms, not anybody else. This is all a step by step transformation that will not happen overnight, but at the very least I am taking steps in the right direction.
Nobody knows that I am taking these steps except, you guys out there, my roommate and God. I want to sit back someday, years from now, and smile back as I think that THIS was the first night I took the steps forward to a better tomorrow. If my miracle can happen to me, it can to you all out there as well. The trick is NOT to miss it when it does occur.
Anyway gang, I've taken up enough of your time. I hope that this small message cheers up anybody who needs a smile right now, uplifts a lost soul, or otherwise provides a positive message. I think that if we all look out for each other more, the world, THE WORLD, will become a better place for us all. Especially ourselves. Too often we become our own worst enemies. But I digress, this is my attempt at some sort of a message of productivity and constructive thoughts. For those of you out there who are suffering this or that situation, remember, THERE IS a brighter tomorrow. There IS a light at the end of the tunnel, and there IS a reason to keep on keepin' on.
With that, I want to wish everyone love and light.
Stay, classy, WORLD,
~Pavel Vargas
It has been sometime since I wrote last.
Things in my life have been up and down of late, but now I have some interesting news to share with you all. Me and my mom were living with a certain nice fellow for about a year and a half until he recently moved away to his own apartment. We were both saddened by the fact that he left but he left on very good terms with us. I still speak with him regularly and consider him a friend. In short time we have ourselves our new roommate and he is also a brilliant fellow. He's a savvy business guy and has considerable amounts of knowledge of the business side of several industries. (I won't get into too many specific as I don't want to reveal who he is. After all, I am entitled to my secrets you know.)
Tonight we had a nice and productive talk.
It's his birthday today, but we discussed ways that I could better my life.
In short, as many of you guys know, I am an artist. I also write, I have a few ideas that I will start showcasing to start bettering my life. I've been dealing with a few problems my whole life that will likely not go away. However, I am strong willed and I roll with the punches that life throws my way.
What I might start doing in the next couple of nights is organizing my thoughts.
Further, I'm going to start organizing my sometimes chaotic ideas into one concrete idea.
Something I can profit off of and use to better my sometimes horrible situation.
During the talk that my roommate and I had, he helped sort of make me realize that I was looking at things ALL wrong. I have two talents I can profit on RIGHT NOW that don't need a college education. (Contrary to what some of you guys out there might think.) My fields simply require a thirst for knowledge, and a desire to learn. These two points, coupled with the basic resources provided by the interwebz, are more than enough to bolster the starving artist.
I realize of late that I've been looking at life all wrong.
I intend to change that.
With a few fundamental changes in my outlook and world view, I realized that I -CAN- make a difference to the lives of those folks who are around me that I care about. Either directly or indirectly. I just want my life to have some meaning. I have squandered a lot of time trying to get to this point, and now the hour has come to roll up my sleeves and get some hard work done. There are plenty of resources available to me to allow me to achieve my dreams of being a successful artist, and they are available to every one of my readers as well. But first, I gotta make some magic happen.
That's gonna be the key right there.
I'll need some help from you whoever reads my blog, of course, but that will come in due time. At first, we're going to go through this journey together. Then, we'll continue to walk together as we all discover the very meanings of our lives. In my case though, I am a simple man looking for simple things out of life. I want to be able to get off S.S.I. and I want to be able to produce my own fortune, and take care of my family better. The case in point is that I want to PRODUCE. I've been on S.S.I. for a long time now, and I feel it is time to make the integration back into the work force. But on MY own terms, not anybody else. This is all a step by step transformation that will not happen overnight, but at the very least I am taking steps in the right direction.
Nobody knows that I am taking these steps except, you guys out there, my roommate and God. I want to sit back someday, years from now, and smile back as I think that THIS was the first night I took the steps forward to a better tomorrow. If my miracle can happen to me, it can to you all out there as well. The trick is NOT to miss it when it does occur.
Anyway gang, I've taken up enough of your time. I hope that this small message cheers up anybody who needs a smile right now, uplifts a lost soul, or otherwise provides a positive message. I think that if we all look out for each other more, the world, THE WORLD, will become a better place for us all. Especially ourselves. Too often we become our own worst enemies. But I digress, this is my attempt at some sort of a message of productivity and constructive thoughts. For those of you out there who are suffering this or that situation, remember, THERE IS a brighter tomorrow. There IS a light at the end of the tunnel, and there IS a reason to keep on keepin' on.
With that, I want to wish everyone love and light.
Stay, classy, WORLD,
~Pavel Vargas
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