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Don't call it a comeback or return...

2024-10-13T16:21:00.000-07:00

It's been almost 8 or 9 years since I've made a blogpost. The 2020's have been a wild ride in terms of life-changing things going on for myself. For starters, I've finally moved out of my parent's house at long last, as I've should've done so. On top of that, I've finally got a townhome that I've paid for and rented out. So, that's what makes me happy as well. I've gotten a MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, an iPad, and good ole iPhone. As well as the dream gaming system that I've wanted for so long. Wireless headsets and all. The only drawback is that I work as a Cook, but it's better than nothing. As well as work as a Creative Director/Sr. Web Designer at Celestial Graphics & Media to add. And I've finally married my waifu, and we're having a blast. And lastly, I've gotten a new car to go with it. So yeah, life has been pretty good. And I can't believe that I'm even saying it. I'm thankful for what the Lord has done for my life. We've had a complicated relationship through and through, but...to be fair...he's done good things for me in my life. And now, I'm going to try and appreciate more of this life that I have. Check y'all another time.

I'm Quitting Youtube on January 1st, 2020

2019-10-18T20:21:00.001-07:00

Remarkable Prodigy of Heroism (2018)

2018-06-05T19:53:00.001-07:00

Remarkable Prodigy of Heroism (2018)

Heydays (Radio Edit)

2018-05-21T17:19:00.001-07:00

Heydays (Radio Edit)

The Final Journal Entry of my adolesence years...

2017-06-09T12:11:00.002-07:00

This is the final journal entry of my childhood and through my adolescence. This one takes me a back, because this was from the heart. This is the reflection of everything that I've accumulated in my life, and how I still feel today. I'm aware that this seems strange having to reach the final entry, but...the other entries that I've had were filler. But this final journal entry, serves as a reflection in my writing. From the main characters of both my magnum opuses (C.T.W., S.A.W., and Theseus & the Olympian Angels), to all of the literary elements, that make up my whole series. I hope you find pleasure in reading this, as this has been quite a journey for me. Even if this were to be the ending days, which I wouldn't pass me, at least I can look back at who I was, and how I still feel about myself today. With that, I'll post my final Journal Entry and leave away to working screenwriting more.

9/06/2004

Dear Journal,

Hey buddy, long time no see, it’s been days without a real and close friend, to talk to. Pretty soon, I’ll need to get a new one, and start all over. Basically, the whole world continues to mess itself up a lot more than ever, and the alienation towards me in the family continues to grow as well. So yeah, really nothing much else has really changed. My two sisters have now gone off to college, while taking care of my first ever niece, so I guess that makes me an uncle. The only people in the house at this point, outside of me, is my brother, who’s way too into superheroes, and my sister, who's starting to go to Middle School, which that’s a huge change.

As for me, since this is my last and final entry, there’s just a lot of things that I need to work on with myself, and start getting back to becoming the stud and bad ass, that I’d always model myself to be. [G.B.III1] In my path to become a polymath, find me the dream girl, that I’d want to be with, and share an intimate relationship with. One with no alienation, isolation, or callous and uncaring, judgmental, and a relationship with warmth, encouragement, love, and support, and equality. I also felt the need to go back to the gym, weight-lift 3 to 4 times a week, eat a lot more proteins, and gain more lean muscle, and start honing my skill sets, and mastering my craft as well. Wearing Hip Hop, professional type of clothes, and get really nice and shiny dreads, with really nice, then glasses. A complete and total re-imaging of myself, as the one known as “Beckett “Garbo” Baldwin”. I’d even started learning multisyllabic rhymes, internal rhymes, word-play, & metaphors, just to make myself become even more badass, than I’d thought I would ever be.

Why? What else. Anything to make up not being a nobody, and just be all alone, as a complete nobody as well. With the hopes and dreams, of becoming a muscle-bound Authorpreneur/Musicpreneur/Olympian Athlete. Wanting to make great songs, go on tour, and become a great celebrity figure that makes “Artist of the Year” or “Artist of the Decade” as well.

I know this is just WPS Writer, but in my first ever journal, this is the last entry of the journal. I hope one day, I can buy another Garfield type of journal again, but by then, I’ll at least be a somebody in my own type of way. Developing great self-esteem, without needing adulation, attention, or kissing up, to make me truly feel special. Writing into this entry of my journal, I’ll be 17 (which this is the 29 year old self writing this), becoming a mature, responsible, very strong, and attractive male, with versatility in his skills, with multiple books well-written, and becoming instant best sellers as well. And years and years of experience ahead of him. I don’t care if this world doesn’t want to change for the better, that everyone else around has become greedy, immoral, and selfish, and wants to bash and hate just about everything around them. And eff like rabbits, have a child too early, and have custody battles or just not be a part of that child's life anymore. Or constantly dealing with people who just don't want to understand me. Why? Because as painful things have been, I’m going to keep pushing forward and keep striving and aiming with high ambition, to become the symbol of what I’d always wanted to become. A straight up bad ass black male, who lives an exceptional life, and always searching for ways to grow on a daily basis. Never to conform what is considered to be “normal”.

See you around, until we meet again someday. As for now, this will be my final word to you, before I leave, and it’s a very meaningful and emotional one: Good-bye, my best friend and thank you, for being with me through my adolescence years, as I’d continue to move forward. I’ll make absolute sure, that those three dreams, are accomplished, and that they will not go to waste. Not at all. And if there was ever a time where I'm glad I've listened to my gut and continued tabbing into the literary and film field, it would be in a dire time like this.

Signed with great thanks,

Garland Jones Bennett, III aka. “Becket Baldwin” & “Garbo, The Polymath”

P.S.- "Stories are the equipment for living."- Robert McKee's "Story" (1997)

[G.B.III1]Trust me, young one, the feeling is still just as strong, just as potent, and still just as lively inside of me, like you wouldn’t even believe. And believe me, your going to get there, and leave a huge niche in this world.

My thoughts on Feminism...

2017-04-06T12:10:00.001-07:00

For the longest time, I'd been wanting to write a topic about strong female characters. This isn't to say that we shouldn't have them, but rather focused on making them more well-versed, well-rounded, and all-around, to make them authentic. Instead of just having kick the guy's ass, and we're all fine with it. Or just outright go neo-feminist nazi type, and just outright have this misandrist perspective, that men and boys are scums of the earth & should be eradicated as well. Leaving only the handsome, broad-shouldered, and muscular to have around as boy toys. To be easily manipulated, so that it's relatively easy, to keep control & never have to worry about being out of control. "Control" seems to be the problem.
Now I'm not saying that women in roles for TV, Film, & Digital or New Media, can't be written very well.Especially for them to say their lines. What I'm saying is, if their not well-versed, well-written, or even have multifaceted aspects going for them, then it's just a personality thing that people can't get behind. Not just the women problem. After seeing a number of movies that have women and girls in them, the best ones from what I've seen, are the one's with a variety of emotions. And just always trying to punch or kick someone or something. These female characters are resilient, have perseverance, and know what vulnerability is not a weakness, but an inner strength. An inner strength to still trust, despite having felt hurt, pain, and abuse at one point of a person's life. Inner strength is something of which I can't stress that enough times. Because it needs to be talked about more.
I'm going to use one of my magnum opuses, as an example. The first one being "C.T.W." Where you have two of the "Four Noble Animal Leaders" who are women and females. Both are strong, but not just physically, but personality, mentally, and spiritually. Their fierce, lethal, but know their limitations as females, but don't feel very ashamed about it. They even have a second-in-command or right hand man, that's a woman as well. Even when they'd fought against each other, there was deep motivation, deep emotions, and the fight was intense because of it. There was that strong will to protect things that were precious to them. Even when the Ken Slayers were attacking them, instead of just submitting and letting them do as they'd please, they'd fought back tooth-and-nail. They've thrown down agains them. Letting them know, that they don't run the show around here. And despite being overpowered, they'd still kept their strong will intact. Still being proud of being a Hugertar or a Coco member or elite. And the fact that they've forgave the Ken Slayers, for what they've did to them, while not letting them off the hook, shows again the inner strength that they have, to forgive.
Now, diving into Volume#1 and beyond, completely negating the short story, you'd still see Minerva, Diana, Vesta, and Ariel. All of which are strong female characters in their own right. And all of them play their role to contribute well into the storyline. Including Vesta, as has it not been for her, none of them would've found each other. And that's three main female characters, in one particular series, along with a main supporting character. It certainly beats out the Bethel Test, where of course there are two or more female characters, and they don't just talk about a guy that they like. Even in Ed's Journey, we'd got Anna, Flora, and Artume who are the main female characters in the Trilogy.
And for the villain's side of the first magnum opus, you've got Abagail, Kore, Helena, and Milena. You've got them as part of this deadly terrorist organization, and even though not each of them are stronger than the other, they all have special skill sets, that makes them deadly. Even the final villain in the series, is a draconically transformed woman, much like Irene Bielgseen from Fairy Tail, who's like "Tia-mat"; Queen of all of the Dragons. The one who's been pulling the strings from all around, and things were getting intense, because of it.
And then there's my other magnum opus, "Saintly/Angelic Warriors", which outside of the prologue, you've got Amelia, Tiana or Tiara, Aria, and Jezebel. Again, the combination of three main female characters & one main supporting character too. Jezebel goes on to train very hard, and becomes someone of high rank. Amelia gets character development, Tiara does as well, and Aria through time will too. And once again, just like in C.T.W, the final villain is the mysterious woman, who claims the name Tiamat. But in contrast to C.T.W, where she wasn't mentioned until Volume#2, she's mentioned the first volume, that comes to mind.
So there you have it, I'm all for having strong female character left and right. But only when they have a wonderful personality, likeable traits, and abilities that fit the nature of their name, background, and character. Other than that, as long as this world continues to make ridiculous news, where they think women aren't getting so much attention, that's debunked because for the past few years, have been a shift of such.

Update

2017-04-02T09:02:00.000-07:00

Just to give a quick update, since I know I've been gone for a minute, I won't be working on the final volume of the "Celestia/Terrestrial Warriors" series, since I've been on it since '07 and republished the first volume in April of '11. It's been one helluva of a ride working through this, and I'd want to thank anyone, who took time out of their day, to read just a bit of what I've had to offer. The final volume that I've had planned, won't be out until either April or August of '22. Assuming the world doesn't blow itself up by now. Or that a massive civil war happens, that causes the worse riots that you'll ever see out there.
Until then, I'm going to work on the Graphic Novel or Graphic Literature version of my work. Just so that I can improve the quality of my work. Until then, take care and look forward for more in the near future.

NaNoWriMo Update

2016-10-30T19:11:00.002-07:00

Starting this November, I'll be participating once again in National Novel Writing Month. I want to take this opportunity, to finally get around and finish the sixth manuscript of the "Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors" series. The seven-planned e-book series. And here and there, I'll copyedit any of the other previous manuscripts, that need some more work. All while still going to Full Sail University, for my Master's Degree in Creative Writing. Once that's good and done, I'll spend my Christmas vacation, editing through the sixth manuscript, and sell it out to the public once it's good and ready to go. This is a good time to go ahead and wrap up the series on the best note. Before I get back to writing & editing for the "Saintly/Angelic Warriors" series. I plan on using Scrivener, Ulysses, and Shaxpir, in order to write through the manuscript, with descriptions of scenes, and notes from the Novelist himself.

Thank you for still following me, and there will be some other updates coming soon about the progress during the National Novel Writing Month.

Childhood Journal Entries 7/23/02 & 8/19/02

2016-09-25T18:11:00.000-07:00

These are two new childhood entries, that I've written. It's been months since I'd posted some new ones, but due to the situation going on in the world today, I'd figured writing more of this, would be good for the soul. Just reading through my childhood entries, would help me stay focused, and not lose so far behind.

Hopefully you enjoy.

P.S.- If you can be able to not judge these entries as such, that would be great. At the time, during Middle School, I was trying to find my identity. These passages are a nice reminder, of how I was trying to find them. If I don't list the name of the person to whom I'm referring to. It's mainly because I don't want to compromise their name.

7/23/02

Dear Journal,

It's me again. Yeah, but obviously I'm just ticked off, at this person to whom I treat as a rival. Why? Because he's so cool, skilled, and popular is why. Everything I challenge him at, whether it be Video Games, Yu-Gi-Oh, Freestyling, Wrestling, or dance offs, he would not only defeat me but humiliate me as well. Making me feel as though, I can't measure to him in any particular way. The more he beat me in those fields, the more humiliated, angry, and outraged I'd feel, because of how much he would rub it in my face. I find him to be a jerk for that, but because he has charisma, so many people like him. Thus why he's so popular.
Because of this, I would train outside, practicing and trying to master all of the fields that I can think of: dancing, drawing, singing, freestyling, Yu-Gi-Oh (Strategizing), reflexes in my hand-eye coordination, & learn Wrestling moves. All throughout the summer, I've been doing those. Wanting to be excellent in all of them. So that I can get a lot of attention, and feel important as well. Losing to him, was no longer an option for me. I'd felt as though, that I had to get up to par with him, in all of those areas. So that I can be really good, just like him. I'll write to you another time, but until then, I'm going to keep training & practicing. So that I can be cool too.

8/19/02

Dear Journal,
Hello once again. I've just spent a month and a few days. I'm still training & this is my 8th-grade year now. But because of this, I've been under a lot of extreme pressure. According to just about every boy and girl...you know what? Forget it. What's the use, the real revelation of all of this, is that no matter how hard I try and train as hard as I could, I'm not as good-looking, as skilled, and as amazing as the cool and popular guys. Just left of the totem pole. What's worse, is that I've gotten ignored, neglected, and given the constant silent treatment from just about everyone else. Because I'm not as cool, or as amazing, or as popular, as the rest of the cool kids.
I've should've known, that there was no way that I could've gotten a girlfriend, because as far as I'm concerned, I'm way out of the league of the supernatural beauty type. The more that I think about it, the more I resent myself, for not being able to be just like the beautiful people as well.

So those are my two childhood entries. If you can already tell, I wasn't...sigh...the most self-confident person. Often times, I'd wish I'd stopped beating myself up so much. But nevertheless, that's what I was like back in Middle School. It somewhat changed in High School, but not until later on.

Camp NaNoWriMo & November NaNoWriMo

2016-06-18T16:41:00.000-07:00

I won't be writing a very, very long statement or update with this. I'm just going to get to the point, so that'll way I'll prepare for the upcoming events that're stated up in the headline. As of right now, due to one of my blog post showing some interest in having the e-book series, I'll be focusing on finishing the sixth manuscript of the "Celestial Terrestrial Warriors" series, throughout the whole entire year. So I'll be using the time with "National Novel Writing Month", to write & edit through the whole entire manuscript. Making sure it's as polished and as amazing as I can make it to be. And I'll also be focusing on going to grad school, to get my advanced degree at Full Sail University. With that, that is all.
Also, I'll be more active on Twitter, Stage32, & ScreenCraft, using WriterDuet & Celtx more often.

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A fine line between growing up vs. having fun...

2016-06-15T11:34:00.003-07:00

Today, there won't be no childhood entries. Just talking about life experiences, just to put it best. It won't be too long, because I'm not in the "Storytelling" mood. At least, not for something too long. So here we go.

For some weird reason, the millennials, think that we need to always have fun. And to a certain degree, I do agree. Fun is entertainment, recreation, and amusing no less. But my argument to that is, that, if we're always having fun, there there is no productivity. Because having too much fun, also encourages laziness and not living up to your life's purpose. It even encourages Sloth, which is one of the 7 deadly sins, because your not living up to all of the gifts that you have, and that's a big no-no. I guess to me, when your always having fun, being overzealous, loud, rude, and obnoxious, your just being inconsiderate & insensitive to other's feelings, because your being too pre-occupied in your own self, to see the damage that your doing to others.
Every since I was a child and a teenager, I've been goal-oriented. To me, having fun, is living up to and maximizing your potential, to see how far you can achieve and gain inner satisfaction and glory from it. Friendly competition was fun to me, but even I'm fully aware, that there will come a time, when I reach a certain age, where I need to work on my career, and offer productivity, for excellent products and services for people to enjoy. For me, it came in the forms of e-books, graphic design, and digital music for products, while services were graphic design, coaching, and potentially being a fitness trainer. And even became a entrepreneur in the process. Dedicating and committing my time to leaving behind excellent products with satisfaction from those who seek it from me. So because I'm an adult now, satisfaction is what I seek. Not trying to have fun, like I'm a child again. Because even through childhood, I've never displayed such traits, that were the same as the other kids. And I can tell you that now, that won't change neither.

Just wanna give my entry for the day about it.

Two more Childhood entries + Schedule

2016-06-11T15:29:00.001-07:00

02/20/2001

Dear Journal,

I'm feeling like an idiot or a fool today, I need to find a place, where it acts as my sanctuary, where I need to get things together, & reviewing all the things I need to do. The only place is the living room, it's my favorite place to go. I just have to face the truth, every time I'd try to get an accomplishment, I' wound up getting stagnant. I need to be careful in life, so it won't be living in an nightmare forever. So maybe, I would listen to my gut & set things so, so that I'm prepared
From now on, until then, I'm going to follow my goals a lot more more, & make accomplishments based off of them, in my day planner. Just watch "Simpsons" & "Discovery Channel", let's also not forget "BET".

03/01/2001

Dear Journal,
Hey, how's everything going? Well everything is going quite well and amazing. I'm doing task back and forth to complete my life goal: To become the most versatile person, & make more friends. Almost got straight A's.

[Alternate Free-Time Plans]

1 hour & 30 minutes of reading & studying research.
4 hours & 30 minutes of editing & writing story
15 minutes of relax time & drawing.

Things to bring:

Re-edit notebook
A book [to study & research]
A game-boy Adv. w/ a game
Writing utensils
MP3 or iPod Touch

6:00 p.m. Hangout at Bookstore (to get ideas)

More Childhood Journal Entries...

2016-06-10T08:45:00.002-07:00

1/13/2001

Dear Journal,
Today & yesterday, were really suck-y days. My peers were ignoring me, and most of the time, I'd had to sit alone. This stinks. But I'm still going to stick to my goals, no matter what. Gonna go hit the gym, practice drawing & writing cursive.

2/07/2001-2/09/2001

Dear Journal,
Still staying just as goal-oriented, as ambitious, & as versatile as ever. Practicing writing & drawing more. But now, I'm starting to learn some dance moves, so that I can get into Show Choir. My two oldest siblings, were introducing me to this Black Entertainment Television, named "BET" & "MTV". From there, I'd also started practicing at free-styling, utilizing rhymes back and forth. Whelp, that's all I've got for now.

Whelp, those are the only two that I've got. But this right here, is what made me also want to become a musician, but this time around, it's more around a Musicpreneur. And for anybody who doesn't believe that word exist, here's the definition of it.

Musicpreneur: An independent, polymath musician who takes care of both their artistic and entrepreneurial aspect of their music career, creating business models and revenue streams.

More Childhood entries; more of when I was 12 years old...

2016-06-05T20:37:00.001-07:00

11/17/2000

Dear Journal,
Sunday went well, but something else has changed, along with it. My grades are straight A's and A-'s, so my iceberg punishment, has been lifted, since I'm close to making it to honor roll. This was much more challenging than it was in the fifth grade, but I know it's still doable. Well, the last two days are starting to melt off with the punishment, So if there was any lesson that I've learned from any of this, is that don't watch too much T.V., and just only stay on task with only just the day. Just gotta stay silent, and focus on getting straight A's and B's, and exercising, so that I can win the President's Award, for fitness.
Moral of the day: Stay silent & always stay on the task at hand.

11/24/00

Dear Journal,
Today, is a really sad day, but some good came out of all of it. My close friend, is in the emergency room, and I can't keep my mind off of it. His name was Keenan. I'll be praying for him. The only good that I've gotten out of this day, was this certain show that I'd just now started watching, named "Yu Yu Hakusho", which was the first Japanese Animation show, I've watched. And it felt so relatable too. Anyways, I'm going back to write some new goals, to add to my other one's, that needed to be completed.

So as anybody can see, I was still a very goal-oriented person, even with the passing of one of my close friends.

Another two journal entries...The continued journey through ambition...

2016-05-20T20:14:00.003-07:00

07/28/01 (Updated: 05/20/2016)

Dear Journal,
Hello old friend. How have you've been? Have you'd ever felt like you couldn't connect with your brother or dad? That they leave you out and isolate you, because your not what they call a definition of what it means to be a guy? And I'm talking being loud, boisterous, too lively, too animated? And because you don't talk about robots or nothing to do with emotions, your considered a girly man, and are expected to be ridiculed time and time again? Well I do. Every time they'd get together, I'm considered the wussy or pansy, because I like to be cool, calm, collected, and level-headed. And not have a big-headed, highly opinionated aspect of myself, to the point where I can speak down on my own sibling, like I'm all that and a bag of chips.
As if he can even brag at all, and they have any form of credibility. At least I had numerous friends and close friends, a girlfriend to whom I'm lucky to have, made it to championships by myself or with a team, and won a gold medal or silver medal. Even with running, which is not one of my favorite sports, I've made All-American, Division I for X-Country and Track and Fields, and has had an amazing journey with my teammates, who became long terms friends. I have numerous books & e-books, all written underneath my pen name. Even made Outstanding Writers Award, many times. And even still, have proven many times, that while I may not be the best athlete in the world, at least I can compete with some of the best! I even made it to the Youth Soccer Championship, about four times, which should show how much of a great athlete I'd aimed to be! And since I'm at my peak, I can literally train, to become an Olympic Athlete for both 2020 and 2024. And go to the Olympics, to compete against the best. And while maybe someone might beat my record, at least I'd know I'd made it this far! Jealousy! That's all that this is, at the end of the day. It's freaking pathetic, and I shouldn't have to be looked down upon, for it. Making false assumptions about me, that aren't even true. Making it sound like I have no goals, that I stay in my room, pout & do nothing. That couldn't any further from the truth. In fact, I still happen to put in work, everyday. For over 20 years, I've stayed dedicated, committed, and determined in improving my penmanship, exercising, keeping myself in shape, training to stay in the best shape of fitness, and improving in other areas of my life. The last thing I'd be doing, is pouting and doing nothing! Anyways, that's all I wanted to vented on, for this one.

Signed,
Beckett "Garbo" Baldwin

1/4/02

Dear Journal,
What's up old friend? Me...nothing much, just relaxing, or chillin as they like to call it. I think I've found, through the months of just staying busy and goal-oriented, the true strength within me, if I believe that only will better myself, but also not care, what the haters have to say about me. It's been months, since I've tried to find my inner strength, to stay as dedicated & committed to my goals. I'd realized that if they want to continue hat'n, then they can continue to keep hat'n, because I'm still going to do what I feel like is necessary, to accomplish my goals, and leave behind my mark in this world, for others to feel inspired by. Now,through all of that, I'd realized what it takes to believe in myself, I still feel that there are a lot of things, that I still need to accomplish, and leave that mark in the world as well. Anyways, that's all I have to say, but then hey, it's the thought that counts right? Until then, see you later.

Signed,
G.B.III.

Being Human...

2016-05-07T10:00:00.000-07:00

Today, I'd felt like sharing something that's personal to me. Something to remind me, that I'm human & I'm different from others. So I won't spend too much diving into it, so I'll just go ahead and get to it. I love the sound of Showers & Thundershowers, but I absolutely fear/hate Thunderstorms! Especially the Heavy Thunderstorms, that make those super crackling sound as well, and produces hail & tornadoes. When one happens, my highest priority is to stay away from a window immediately, so that the flashes doesn't make it worse. Because of this, I've called a sissy, a wuss, and girly-man, because of being afraid of something, that can kill me...if I were outside. And to me, it goes to show what they know about me.
I'm born with sensitive hearing. Therefore, noises are amplified with me more than the normal person, and my heart jumps 10x faster than normal people. So because of it, I'm a light sleeper, and I pick up hearing things even while I sleep very clearly. And again, if this makes me such a girly-man, a wuss, and a total pansy for admitting that they do tend to scare me, even when my body picks up on this, then by means, go right ahead. At this point, I don't care anymore, because I'm willing to admit that I have a fear that I still battle to this day. And while I do admit, that it's not as extreme as a phobia, where I'm having uncontrollable, irrational fear and losing my mind, literally, it's still one of those, I have to listen to music to help me soothe through the storm. So that it doesn't send me into a comatose state, because of the big loud noise, that tears through my eardrum. I know there are plenty of those, who find it amazing and bash those who aren't the same, but that doesn't promote empathy of any kind.
As far as I'm concerned, this is probably something that I know won't fully go away. But at least, if I can make sure that I always stay calm in these situations and never go it paranoia, then I'll still consider it self-improvement. Just felt like sharing it, because blogs really do act a wonderful journal.

Sincerely,

Beckett Baldwin

P.S.-No, I don't need psychiatric help, for something that's not an extreme problem, and already found a way to keep calm. Because being calm in these situations, always is the most important to me, over everything else.

Two Childhood Journal Entries; Proof of becoming a man...

2016-04-29T10:55:00.002-07:00

6/06/01

Dear Journal,

Hello, I know it's been a long while, since I've written to you. But I'd just wanted to write to you, saying that starting tomorrow, will be the beginning of what would be the end of my childhood. To say, goodbye 12 years of young life, and hello age 13: The progression to becoming a great man. It's a few journey that I have never embarked on, but now will be something that'll be measured by my achievements, and character. I still must follow my goals, but now I have a new goal to add, and that's to be as Outstanding & Remarkable, to the point, where I would become a legend. Just like Baki Hanma from "Grappler Baki", who trains really hard to become the very best. I just hope that I don't become the meanest brother ever, to other boys who one day will look up to me. For this reason alone, I ask the strength from God, to become that Outstanding person.

06/11/01

Dear Journal,

Hello there old friend. Guess what's different about me? Four days ago, I became 13! That means I'm a teenager & I'm working super hard on my goals, a whole more than ever! So far, I've gotten some of my goals together, and I've started hitting the gym more, running more, and staying in total shape, just to start things off! For my birthday, I'd got the "Your Daydreams & Doodles" by Laura Dower & Pablo Torrecilla, to help me map out what kind of dreams in life do I want to accomplish! My childhood daydreams would be having future successes, and being the CEO(Chief Executive Officer) of my own company/studio "Celestial Graphics", but haven't come up with my studio name yet. Being an inspiration to others. Before I go journal, I'd just thought I'd write to you, what are the dreams in life I have: Become a Outstanding Author of two masterpieces, become a Outstanding Singer/Songwriter & own my own Music Studio, and finally to become a Outstanding Artist, and be a father to my own family. One built on warmth, understanding, encouragement, support, and most importantly...love. Take care old friend. I've got more goals to accomplish.

Let me know what you guys think of my entries. Me, personally, their very precious to me, because this is what my childhood self, from 15 years ago, used to think. And how I can't let myself down still. Personal Branding=True Legacy.

www.Linkedin.com/in/beckettgar

11/03/00 & 1/13/01 ("Both when I was 12 years old")

2016-04-16T22:22:00.002-07:00

Dear Journal, {11/03/00}

Today I get one of those "Hard days", when your locked up in the second dungeon and never came out until you knew it was a good time. But there are times, that I feel too hard on myself because of it. But that's how I release my anger, for about as long as I've known. Is just through going somewhere, picking up a great book that I immerse in. And when I get done, I'd went to fix my late work and finish the rest of my homework.
Lately I've been having feelings towards a certain show that I liked. Without having a whole lot of reasons unto why I do. But that's when I'd started writing cursive, and my love for writing began ever since. This month is reading month, so I'm going to do a lot of reading.
Moral: Don't make excuses to not finish your work on time.

Dear Journal, {1/13/01}

Today and yesterday, was kinda sucky because my peers kept ignoring me, as I was writing. I think a lot of it stems from not being like all the other normal black kids and playing sports and rough-housing. Trying to be so excellent & impress my peers, and become the coolest and most popular guy in my school. I'd felt what better way to prove it, than hitting the gym to gain muscles, and playing with the other kids. This explains an awful lot of why I was the way that I was. This is helping me to explain the core issue and where a lot of insecurities came from. But over all, very goal-oriented, as I wanted to become well-known.
Moral: It's difficult to just be yourself.

So as I was reading through my other entries of my childhood journal, two words always came to mind: goal-oriented & accomplishments. If this doesn't sell on the idea that I was an ambitious person, even when I was at the age of 12, I don't know what else. I'll have more entries I'll write in the near future.

Update Video & "Project: Resurgence"

2016-01-30T21:35:00.001-08:00

The Coming of the Seventh and Final E-Book of the "Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors" series; Future Plans for the next Six to Eight Years Closing the Curtains

2016-01-15T08:00:00.000-08:00

Before I get started, I just wanted to let you all know, that this is a different post from the same book launch, but something happened to it, and it ended up getting deleted, so I'm writing it again. Except this time, I hope it doesn't crash on me again, like it did from before. It sucks, but that's life I guess. With that, let's go ahead and try again.

As of 2016, since I've got around to publish a preview the sixth volume of the seven volume series of my first main work, I'll now be taking a six to eight year hiatus away from the "Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors" the book series, in order to not only focus on grad school at Full Sail University, for my Master's Degree in Creative Writing , so that I can become a screenwriter, well within the next four years, so that I can create my plan to go to own my own studio, somewhere in Los Angeles, with an diverse and very excellent portfolio of scripts to use, as well as spend the next six to eight years competing in the Screen-Craft Screenwriting Fellowship, in order to take my writing to the next level, with visual medium and visual storytelling as well. Also while going to school, I'll be managing my e-commerce as an Authorpreneur and now a Multimedia Graphic Artist for my website, "Celestial Graphics" as well, all around '19, around when I finish not only the sixth e-book of the "Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors" series, but also get around writing, editing, and publishing the final volume of the "Celestial-Terrestrial Warriors" series as well. Especially since I'd took the time to finish the "Ed's Journey Trilogy" that ties in with the main series. All while maintaining my reputation, as the one known as "Beckett "Garbo" Baldwin", which honestly, I enjoy the pen name very much. And also during these six to eight years, I'll be helping my girlfriend, editing her first work, and editing and reviewing other works as well in particular.
I'd predicted that by the time it's around '20, the paperbacks are sure to probably be done by now. Which would sadden me, as I love paperback and I grew up first with paperback and print, but times change, and we continue to advance to the future. And I'm pretty confident, that the future of reading, is slowly going towards the Kindle and Nook E-book, to which all of my series, are currently on there, as of right now. And I'm pretty confident, that paperback will be out of print sooner than I'd anticipated.
Once my seventh and final e-book of the "Celestial-Terrestrial Warriors" is completed & Published, in June of '19, I'll be celebrating my 31st birthday, with friends on a Friday, after I graduate with my final degree with a Master's Degree in Creative Writing w/conc. Screenwriting years after.
There's going to be a lot of crazy events that're going to happen throughout the sixth E-book, as well as revelations, epic fights, & the final destination to the road that each of the Empyreal 7 has taken, since the start of their journey. Also, some main characters are going to die, but I won't reveal who it is yet. Only time will tell. In the meantime, if you ever get around the time do so, come check out the series where it's at so far. From the time of their humble beginnings, to where they are now, come check out a series, which to me, is as great as the Harry Potter series. I know it's sound a little conceited, but this my overall masterpiece, and I'd figured that I would share it with the world, on the grounds that many will like or enjoy it as well.
In honesty, the "Celestial-Terrestrial Warriors" series, is coming out faster than my original deadlines are supposed to be. Mostly not only because I've learned to type real fast, but I've also enjoyed working through it, as this is my biggest form of entertainment. Before I have it turned into a visual medium. I want to finish this on the best note that I can, so that I can get around, to working on Saintly-Angelic Warriors, the second and final of my great work. Before I'm going to be done, and doing trilogies or just short stories. Especially since I've already got two of the "Saintly-Angelic Warriors" good and done, and I need to get a good foothold more into the other magnum opus. So for these reasons alone, I must try to finish "Celestial-Terrestrial Warriors" soon. Originally it was supposed to be done by '22 or 2024, but it looks like I'll be done five to seven years ahead of time. More than enough time to work through the other great work, "Saintly-Angelic Warriors", all throughout my thirties and early forties as well. For now, it's focusing on completing the plot outline for the sixth volume, as well as the manuscript for it, with the hopes of completing the seventh and final volume, as well. To be heavily emotional, since a lot of events are going down, and there's going to be a lot of emotion to it. So stay tuned for further updates that I may post up sooner or later.

Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors series (:)

Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors: The Daylight of the Lost Spiritual Entities (Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors series Book 1) [Kindle Edition]

[Aug. '11]

Everything begins on the spell-binding, magical, and mystical planet known as “Empyrean”, the super rich, prosperous, highly abundance, technologically advanced world of the new; a great war between the turbulence of the Lightning fast “Lightning Paw” clan, and the ultimate battle vixens, such as a the “Hugertar” clan, two of the “Four Noble Animal Tribes”; the mightiest, most powerful and potent animal tribes that rule the lands, that faced off against each other, during the warring period, where the strong survive and the weak perished. In the aftermath of that great battle, arise is two forces of the Earthly Yin, which was the White Tiger Ken Slayers, against the Heavenly Yang, which were the flesh-eating dragons known as the Sugaars, the strongest of the “Four Noble Animal Tribes”, resulted in a vortex of absolute chaos. A hundred and thirty years passed, and a group of teenagers, from different planes of the galaxy from all around, are chosen to band together to defeat their common enemies and defend their new world, recreated by the Celestial beings themselves. Evan, one of them, must learn about his family heritage and break a horrifying curse on Empyrean, while Evan desires to become the next Mixed Martial Artist Champion of the Heavyweight Division of the International world, and the “Light of World”, after discovering the solar energy that lives inside of his body, and becoming the “Flaming Falcon”. Plus, a short story of how the technologically advanced planet, known as “Sun-Sky”, was taken over, in order to carry out the fruition and plan that’s very diabolical in itself. Plus, a little short adaptation, of how the new “Empyreal 7”, would be like if they were all teenagers, facing situations in school and real life, as well as work.

Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors: The Sacred Training Grounds (Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors series Book 2) [Kindle Edition]

[May '12]

After realizing how weak they are in comparance to the enemy and the other Top Tier enemies that awaits them, they run into the first of their final team member, and the team sets out to the land of the Training Grounds to improve their fighting abilities and learn more about their past; learning about the darker nature in their souls. Evan begins to learn more about the true origins of the Ken Slayer's past. And the final Empyreal 7 is revealed, while having strong connections with the Ken Slayer's past.

Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors: Planet Empyrean; Ed's Journey Begins (Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors series Book 3) [Kindle Edition]
[Sept. '12]

Realizing their potential at the Sacred Grounds, they must now complete their mission to find the 7 Mages. Evan runs into the love of his life after many years of not seeing her and dies half-way through the whole series, only to make a fatal return. And they learn more about their ancient history of how the Empyreal generation got started, as well as the history, power, and legend of the Seraphim’s, before they’d get captured, and young Edward starts his journey as well. And also a short story of how Hellde has fallen from grace to become the villain that he is today.

Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors: Tides of Turbulence (Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors series Book 4) [Kindle Edition]
[Aug. '14]

Takes place after the events of "Planet Empyrean" and Ed's perilous journey through the wicked competition; It's been five years since the disappearance of the main villain; Draco is plagued with the dark images of his past & then comes the debut of the leader of the most diabolical terrorist group ever. Cerberus returns to reclaim the rule of Empyrean; through the revival of his dead man from the past. Plus two short stories of how Cicatrix came to past, and how Draco started down his path of malevolent vengeance in retribution for his clan's downfall.

Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors: Battle to Save Humanity & Empyrean ( Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors series Book 5)
[April '15]

The Empyreal team feels the extreme brutality of the Men of Black Fire as they battle on Sun-Sky; Draco faces off against his father’s best men at Mt. Etna, who have a serious grudge against him, before he can face against his father; Evan gets his eye ripped out during his fight against his arch-foe in the historical buildings of Sun-Sky, the birthplace where it all started…and the return of the “Celestial Dragon Clan”, has come to reclaim Empyrean once again…terrorizing all that stands in their way.

Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors, Vol.6: Hellde's Return/Revenge of the Sugaar's Curse/ Hero's Return (Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors Series Book 6) [Kindle Edition]

Takes place a few months after the events of "Battle to Save Humanity & Empyrean", the death of the last of the "Ken Slayer Four", the aftermath of Evan's severe lost against his arch-nemesis, and the return of the fiendish man with the powers of the esoteric; everything is thrown into chaos, as the Sugaars rises from the ashes, of their dimensional plane, and the last two Ken Slayers rest in Mt. Felice, and train in the "Forest of Ra", for their final battle; the Empyreal 7 face off against the echoed past of the Chromatic Dragons at their home front; Cicatrix confronts Hellde, to discuss with him about that night, with heavy emotion behind it; Draco, after achieving his truest form, manages to convince the "Storm Couple", in order to face his father Hellde as his equal in battle, at the Sugoi Empire, and fulfill his mother's final wish to her, to bring his father redemption in honor and forgiveness.And the Seraphim's, lead by their leader, faces off against the horrors of the most terrifying original four elites, of the "Sugoi" clan.

Also, check out the "Ed's Journey" Trilogy, in order to know fully the plot between Volume#3 and Volume#4, since Volume#3's title is "Planet Empyrean; Ed's Journey Begins", and it's in the form of a trilogy as well.

Ed's Journey Trilogy (:)

Celestial Graphics: My website

[March '14]

Ed's Journey: Shadows of the Nights Tournament (Ed's Journey Trilogy Book 1) [Kindle Edition]

The trilogy series starts in the aftermath of "Planet Empyrean", and beginning the young man's journey as well. He meets a few people along the way that become the new teammates of Ed and they do whatever they can to help out in his endeavors in defeating the dreaded Queen of the land and freeing all of those that were captured by her as well. Just when he thinks his trials couldn't get any fiercer, he and a few other people he's met along the journey enter into a tournament where they face off against the best of the best and from there, more tension and animosity grows from there. Will Ed and his new team be able to confront and defeat opponents with skills far more than their's? Will Ed uncover his truest potential and save the people that he loves and cares about?

[June '15]

Ed's Journey: Semi-Finals (Ed's Journey Trilogy Book 2) [Kindle Edition]

The preliminaries showed how weak the team is in comparison to the real competition ahead of them; they rest at the “Reju” Hotel, train in the “Forest of Ra”, shop together in the supermarket, have fun and learn real teamwork at the resort, and finally, fight together in the biggest stadium of the semi-finals, where there is going to be a lot of intense hype and excitement that’s coming their way.

[July '15]

Ed's Journey: The Final Destination (Ed's Journey Trilogy Book 3) [Kindle Edition]

Ed's team, after taking on the severe brutality of the "Semi-Finals", against the elite-level "Dream Team", must now face against the people that they'd tried to save from the beginning; Ed's inner energy generated from Ra, starts to take over, while the other "Seraphim's", goes after the traitor for betraying the order. And in the aftermath of it all, someone from Draco's past, comes back to haunt him, and put him back on the path of revenge once again.

And as a sneak preview, here's the book cover, for the last and final volume, of the "Celestial -Terrestrial Warriors" series, that's about to end it all...enjoy.

If you ever get the time, come check out the "MERCHANDISE" section, of our e-commerce, to see if there's anyone that you'd like to buy: Merchandise Store

The Sixth E-book & Print Volume is officially out! Well...the preview version though...

2016-01-07T16:50:00.000-08:00

As the title mentioned, the sixth E-book and Print are out, but it's only the preview version, as the finished product, is yet to be completed in June '19. If some readers are mad and upset about this, I apologize. In my defense, this is just a promotional strategy I'm using, in order to generate an ongoing interest.
The actual volume, both the e-book and print version, will come out on June '19, as scheduled, with about as little grammatical and spelling errors, or continuity issues in the story-line as well. Same goes for the final volume, which will come out on June '24, which would be around my 36th birthday if I recall, with the same expectations.
So there's nothing to worry, as I'm spending the next 3 years, writing through it, as well as editing, to be as excellent as I possibly can make it to be. So stay tuned for it. So in the meantime, you can check out the first five volumes of the "Celestial-Terrestrial Warriors" series, or some of my other titles that're already out already. Thanks for being understanding and have a great day.

Signed,
Beckett Baldwin

P.S.-The plot outline is complete, but now comes the rough draft, follow by what comes afterwards. And even still, I've got to make great use of my time with my BFA in Studio Art w/conc. in Graphic Arts, my AA in Arts of Graphic Design, and eventually going for my MFA in Creative Writing.
And I'm still trying to work on some more side projects, & still have "Celestial Graphics", my website, to manage in terms of selling my merchandise and e-books there.

P.S.S.- I just even more compelled to talk more about this, as this is the most emotional, and most intensive of my magnum opus. The main reason why I'm spending another three more years on this, and there's a preview, is as it states, it's a preview for the pure amount of excellent, outstanding, and most extreme turning point of the entire series. From the time when I first started this project back in '05. Not to mention, I need to be fair and get around reading and giving constructive criticism to other people's work, other than just my own. I just felt compelled to state more into this, since I want to make sure that my readers/fans are still given a lot more than what they paid for. Don't get wrong, the rough draft has long since been completed years ago, but now comes the process of just editing it, and making sure that it's excellent. To make around 800-900 pages long; a whole lot more than the first volume, or even the third volume.

Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors, Vol.6: Hellde's Return/Revenge of the Sugaar's Curse/Hero's Return [Preview]

The Fifth Volume of the "Celestial-Terrestrial Warriors" series, officially out for sale!!

2015-04-30T20:30:00.000-07:00

After years of writing and editing through it, the fifth volume of the seven-volume book series "Celestial-Terrestrial Warriors", is officially out for sale! A lot more things are happening now, as the villains from the past, are all coming together once again, to bring about chaos, and try to rule back Empyrean, while facing the Empyreal 7. Evan is transported to the ancient ruins, where he'll learn about his past from his mother's side, how it all plays into his destiny, as well as facing the arch-enemy, he was meant to face from the beginning of the series. Will he have the strength to defeat his arch-enemy, and avenge his parent's loss at the hands of him?
And Draco is going to face "Two people that Stand in his Way", to his path, to fight his father, as well being able to fulfill a last and certain wish to his mother as well. All of Empyrean is being attacked, and just when things couldn't get any scarier, the fiendish clan that disappeared decades ago, has resurfaced, to cause cause once again. How will this all go down, now that they'd returned?

"Celestial-Terrestrial Warriors, Vol.5: Battle to Save Humanity & Empyrean", is one of the biggest turning points of the series, as well as reaching further, to the conclusion, that'll decide it all. Here are the links for both the Paperback and the Kindle Edition as well. Check it out, whenever your caught up to the series, (including reading "Ed's Journey" Trilogy as well).

Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors, Vol.5: Battle to Save Humanity & Empyrean [Paperback]

Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors: Battle to Save Humanity & Empyrean (Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors Series Book 5) [Kindle Edition]

Hook-Line for "Battle to Save Humanity & Empyrean" (:)

The Empyreal team feels the extreme brutality of the Men of Black Fire as they battle on Sun-Sky; Draco faces off against his father’s best men at Mt. Etna, who have a serious grudge against him, before he can face against his father; Evan gets his eye ripped out during his fight against his arch-foe in the historical buildings of Sun-Sky, the birthplace where it all started…and the return of the “Celestial Dragon Clan”, has come to reclaim Empyrean once again…terrorizing all that stands in their way.

My new Business Card & My Linkedin Profile & My Website

2015-03-05T11:52:00.000-08:00

Standard Business Cards by Vistaprint

I'd must say, that this is a business card, that I feel reflects myself, as an Authorpreneur/Freelance Writer & Graphic Designer, as well.

My Official Website

And this is also all of the current books, I'd read in my bookshelf as well. Hopefully, there's some in there, that you like, as much as I do.

Shelfari: Book reviews on your book blog

Celestial Warriors: Planet Empyrean; Ed's Journey Begins (Volume 3) by Mr. Garland J....

Heavenly Fighters: The Beginning (Celestial Warriors Series )... by Mr. Garland J....

Ed's Journey: Semi-Finals (Ed's Journey Trilogy Book 2) by Beckett Baldwin

My Personality Type-INFJ - Author

2015-02-21T17:16:00.001-08:00

I've always had a strong and unyielding strive to help others...but in this case...I want to help readers enjoy a fantastic book series, like Hunger Games and Harry Potter, or even Japanese Comic Books (Mangas), have been considered very enjoyable, and very readable.
It doesn't come off as a total surprise that my personality traits, are that of the "Introverted" , the "Intuition" of course, the "Feeling", and finally...the "Judging" side of my personality as well.
Usually, I'm very stationary and stay in one place, to write the first and final drafts of my Manuscripts. And the Final Drafts are considered to be my "process" to bring the "Final Product" as well. There are days, where I do tend to move from place to place, but mostly my only hanging out spots, are only usually the Coffee Shops, as well as the Library, and Barnes and Nobles as well, since again, I'm always down for a good read.
I'd worked on these series, as well as read and collected many interesting books, on top of my bookshelf. But the most nicest set of books on my Book Shelf, will always be my own Great Work, which is both "Celestial Warriors", and then, when I reach my thirties, to have "Saint Warriors", on my bookshelf as well.
To me, as an Author, what's on my bookshelf on the "Shelfari" side, is considered to be the work, that I'd spent a great deal of my years working on...to be proud of it, as well. It can either be destiny, it can either be fate, but whatever of those two it is, one thing is crystal clear...I love working on my Magnum Opuses, to this modern day and age...and even when I'm well within in my late 30's and reach all the way to my 70's, I'll always be proud to be a Author of two of my jewels...no matter what obstacles come in my way.

Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors, Vol. 4 Officially Out for Order!!

2014-08-31T19:34:00.001-07:00

After the whole entire Labor Day weekend, it's finally done! The fourth book of the "Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors" series is finally completed & is finally out for the Kindle, as well as for Paperback at long last! Come check out the series for yourself whenever you get the chance!! Now that it's done, it's time to spend my focus on other things I'm passionate about. Until then, take care!!

Signed,
Beckett Baldwin

Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors: Tides of Turbulence (Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors Series Book 4) [Kindle Edition]

Celestial/Terrestrial Warriors, Vol. 4: Tides of Turbulence