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This is the blog of an artist.

Well, to be more precise, the blog of someone who thinks himself to be an artist.

Merriam Webster calls an artist "one who professes and practices an imaginative art." That does lead to the question "Is someone who practices an imaginative art but doesn't profess it more or less of an artist than someone who professes to practice art, but in reality does not?"

However, my goal here is to do both. It is a much loftier goal than being a Writer, which Merriam Webster describes as "someone who writes." Tada. Mission accomplished. Next goal.

An even loftier goal? Trying to become a Published writer. A loftier goal than that? Trying to become a screenwriter. Clearly, I am suicidal at worst, a masochist at best.

My dream has sent me down to LA (briefly) and back. It's brought me closer to the love of my life, and been the source of some of my greatest triumphs, and some of my greatest failures. And I really haven't even gotten out of the gate yet.

A Quest for Relevancy probably says it best. I will not be ignored.

How does the Hero (me) accomplish his Quest, fulfilling his destiny? Like a well constructed RPG (yeah, I went there) there are about a million ways to get there, none of them readily visible, and none of them easy. Imagine banging your head against a wall over and over. Rinse. Repeat.

But, like all Noble Heroes (me), the Quest continues. What's the next step? It's like a map where the only things on it are where you're going, and where you are, not how to get from one place to another. How helpful.

So, I guess my only option is to travel down every path available until I get to where I'm going. As such, this will be a log of my journey. Perhaps it will be read by someone on the same journey with me. Maybe it will be read by someone who already got there, and can offer some friendly guidance. However, in all likelihood, it will be read by no one. Somewhat like my scripts. (Just kidding. A little self deprecating humor to drum up sympathy).

To being such a log is not as easy as it sounds. In effect, you are basically agreeing to begin a catalogue of your own failures. All the ways you went about something the wrong way. All the times you tried something and it didn't work. All the rejections.

BUT

It's all toward a greater purpose. To accomplish something I believe in. So bring it on, failure. Bring it on, rejection. I'll take your best shot. I will not be ignored.