Slivinski Art & Pyrography

Some might see me as a writer, but in all honesty I’m an explorer.  I don’t make this stuff up, I find it by wandering the universe looking for lost civiliza...

As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, authors often use archetypes to help readers connect with their characters. These are universal, symbolic patterns, tha...

The hardest thing about being a creative person is subjectivity.  You pour your entire soul into a piece of work; a few people will love it, many will be ind...

As a writer, I’m always looking for inspiration.  Fortunately, Mother Nature is a wonderful muse, especially when she presents us with creatures just as wond...

Photo by me Have you ever had one of those dreams where you are supposed to be doing something, but you discover that you’ve completely forgotten how to do i...

I like big cats, and I cannot lie.  Actually, not just big cats.  Little tiny cats who should be much bigger (like my Panda Bear, pictured below), weird cats...

So, what is it that makes a story “pop”? Stories that speak directly to the human experience, with characters and themes that are familiar to us all tend to ...

Baba Yaga – Slavic Images via Shutterstock The Baba Yaga is a common mythologic figure in Russia.  She’s the quintessential witch – she’s ugly, flies through...

I grew up in the woods in a time when kids were allowed to wander aimlessly for hours on end without a parent in sight.  And in those woods I saw creatures. ...