Dane Clark Collins 
Are you struggling with editing your writing? This article provides an algorithm to help you “kill your darlings” and create a story that you’re proud of. Learn how to effectively edit your writing and reduce the overwhelm of the process. Read more
A few months ago, my friend Andy Firkus (aka Firkenstein) asked me to contribute music to a compilation album of creepy Halloween music. The approach I took was to write a short story to use as a framework to create a soundscape and score that would play over that story. The story quickly took a … Read more
Learn any skill faster using time-tested strategies employed by top performers across all fields, physical and creative. I do a lot of research and experimentation, looking for the best path to mastery, and these are all principles that have served me well in my own practice. Read more
The idea of alternate realities has always inspired me to think beyond what’s possible in our 3 dimensions of time plus space. Fantasy, by its very existence, brings to mind the possibility of a time and place where physical laws work differently from our own, or are more flexible, leading to very different lives for its inhabitants. Read more
Most creative work benefits from long periods of focus rather than checking tasks off a list. Meanwhile, most productivity systems that are floating around in books and online are designed for working your way through checklists. I’ve designed a better one. Read more
About The Mythos Cycle A mythic adventure through madness and transcendence. A mind lost in the lonely outer reaches of consciousness. A frail old man, tortured by grief and delusion, is dying a pitiful and horrifying death, and he is utterly alone. How has it come to this? Scars and bleeding wounds in the shapes … Read more
Magic is created every time we make a piece of art or choose to live our lives creatively. Art and creativity are a communication between our thoughts/experiences and the less conscious, more powerful part of the mind that controls our perceptions and behavior. How can we use that magic with intent to shift our experience and to create better, more creative art? Read more
Why are people driven to create—to leave behind something that did not exist before—an extension of the self, willed and manifested outward into the world where it can leave an imprint on the minds of others? How do people produce such complex and beautiful artistic creations? Why are some considered creative geniuses while others believe themselves uncreative? Read more
Frank Frazetta’s paintings showed me that art could be primal and terrifying, portraying an ancient and primitive world, where the terror of the unknown lurked in every shadow. If you stare for a while, his paintings can make you forget that civilization exists, surrendering the notion that you’re protected from those monstrous creatures and cruel gods that tormented early humanity. Read more
You can learn the basics of Markdown in 5 minutes, so I’ll teach you those basics now. Learn a tiny bit of code to make your life easier. Trust me, this is easy. You’ll likely never want to return to a rich text editor again. Read more