Jealousy is an ugly emotion
That no one wants
But everyone has had
In this "race"
Sometimes you're ahead
Sometimes you're behind
but, it's only with yourself.

If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter - - - for there always will be someone greater and better than yourself.

"I am jealous of" - Spoken Word Dance Poem - Interpreting Jealousy

The bittersweet journey of love in verse.

Written and spilled by Pablo
For Entertainment Only
Music: Afrobeat Instrumental via Sound Library

Corroded Treasure - Spoken Word by Pablo

This week is all about metaphysical musings as we take a look at a few poems that reflect upon the essence of reality, how we perceive it, what is vs what could have been, as well as what was.  Enjoy these metaphysical musings.

Featured Poets:
Damage Control
Joe Shakarchi
Ellyn Louise
Swordfish

Music: Your Pick by Swordfish

Metaphysical Musings - Lylu's Library

"PASAKA - kelionė" ("A Fairy Tale is a Journey"; "Una fiaba è un viaggio")
is a project by Lithuanian singer and actress Milda Arche (Arčikauskaitė),
who loves reading various fairy tales.

This fairy tale is called "The Dreams of Gualtier".

Milda Arčikauskaitė - voice
Gediminas Sederevičius - harmonica, frame drum, goat's horn, accordion, percussion bracelet

Aurimas Driukas – sound engineer
Vytautas Suslavičius - photo

Recorded in Vilnius, Užupis, July 2021
© Milda Arčikauskaitė
www.mildarche.lt

Generolas Fanta-Giró

Pehli Barish is a book of twenty-four ghazals by Nasir Kazmi published in 1975. The poems share a common meter and rhyme, and read both individually and sequentially; addressing an estranged, unnamed beloved. The poet recounts the times they met, including the ones of his imagining.

The book is read here in its entirety, in order; except the the very first poem is read at the end.

Audio mastered by Teera Lucksanapiruk

Read by Sohail Abdullah, for the Tenderness Kit by Saraab. 
Karachi, September 2020

Pehli Baarish - Nasir Kazmi

Sample audiobook chapter for The Relaxed Author: Take The Pressure Off Your Art and Enjoy The Creative Journey written and narrated by Joanna Penn and Mark Leslie Lefebvre. 

Do you want to be a more relaxed author?

There are plenty of books and tips on writing faster, learning more marketing tactics and strategies, trying to maximize your ranking, hitting the top of the charts, juicing the algorithms, and hacking different ad platforms. While these are all important things — which the authors themselves regularly write and talk about — it's also important to recognize that your author journey is a marathon, and not a sprint.

Joanna Penn and Mark Leslie Lefebvre have been in the business long enough to see authors burning out and leaving the writing life because they turned what they love into a hamster wheel of ever more production and marketing tasks they hate. It doesn't have to be this way.

This book is a collection of tips on how to be a more relaxed author — and return to the love that brought you to writing in the first place. 
You will discover:
Why the 'relaxed' author?
You are not alone. Why authors are not relaxed.

Part 1: Relaxed Writing

Write what you love
Write at your own pace
Write in a series (if you want to)
Schedule time to fill the creative well and for rest and relaxation
Improve your writing process — but only if it fits with your lifestyle

Part 2: Relaxed Publishing

Make empowered publishing choices
Understand persistence, patience, and partnership
Value your work. You create intellectual property assets.
Publish at your own pace
Publish wide (or don't)
Sell direct to your audience
Don't let piracy and plagiarism derail you
Deal with cancel culture, bad reviews, and haters
Find a community who support your publishing choices

Part 3: Relaxed Marketing

Focus on the basics first
Simplify your author brand and website
Simplify and automate your email
Find one form of marketing you enjoy and can sustain for the long term
Put book 1 in a series free or permafree
Choose social media that suits you — or don't use it at all
Advertise in campaigns
Outsource when you can
Embrace who you are. Double down on being human.
Think global, digital, long-term marketing

Part 4: Relaxed Business

Do you really want to run an author business?
Create multiple streams of income
Eliminate tasks. Say 'no' more.
Organize and improve your processes
Use tools
Find voices you trust and tune out the rest
Learn about money
Look after your physical and mental health
Keep a long-term mindset

The Relaxed Author

The Relaxed Author Sample Chapter

A spicy narrative retrieved from my memory bank and restored for posterity as Afro Beat Poetry.

Written and spilled by Pablo
Music: BANG BANG Afro Beat by Basman GZ

A Summer Of Bliss - Afro Beat Poetry by Pablo

Perfect

The lines between virtual and real, fact and fiction, right and wrong, good and evil... have been erased by THE THOUGHT POLICE and there is nothing you can do about it except ....RUN MUTHA FUCKA RUN!

Written and spilled by Pablo
Featured on Pablo's Mic Drop, Vol. 1

The Thought Police - Spoken Word by Pablo

Waterfalls of lace

Author, poet, entrepreneur, husband and  father of three....

I’m a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, podcaster and creative entrepreneur. I write thrillers and dark fantasy as J.F.Penn as well as non-fiction for writers under Joanna Penn.

My thriller site: http://www.JFPenn.com 
My site for writers and The Creative Penn podcast: http://www.TheCreativePenn.com
Books and Travel Podcast and Blog: https://www.booksandtravel.page

“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” 

Artyst Journal is a channel where you can follow my journey as an artist growing, improving, learning forever. Simply put -- make do with what I have.
All videos are shot on phone,  audio is recorded on phone and edited using free software.

Support me in my journey @  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/artinprog

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