Meet Brandon Pilcher

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Brandon Pilcher a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Brandon, thanks for sharing your insights with our community today. Part of your success, no doubt, is due to your work ethic and so we’d love if you could open up about where you got your work ethic from?

I find that passion for something can make any kind of work bearable, and often not seem like work at all. That said, there are also things that need to be done even if you don’t want to do them. In those situations, I tell myself that it’s just best to do them anyway.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?

I am an author of nine books and counting as well as a professional artist. Whether in literary or visual format, my work owes its inspiration to paleontology, anthropology, archaeology, and ancient history, as well as fantasy media. I am particularly interested in the history of ancient African civilizations, which began when our second-grade class studied ancient Egypt (or Kemet as the Egyptians themselves called it). Oh, and I also like drawing and writing strong and beautiful action heroines, both from history and from my own imagination.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

I would say the qualities that have benefited me most in my journey are persistence, curiosity, and a drive to be creative.

If you want to draw anything well, it is a good idea to study the underlying anatomy and proportions of your subject. This is particularly important for organic forms such as human beings, plants, or creatures. Similarly, a certain level of research is essential for an author, and sometimes doing research can inspire ideas for stories (or illustrations).

How would you spend the next decade if you somehow knew that it was your last?

I think the biggest problem I’ve faced with my career is marketing. It hasn’t been easy to get eyes on the work I do, let alone purchases. In theory, social media would be of great benefit to me, but there are so many people on social media competing for attention that it’s too easy for your voice to get drowned out.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://brandonpilchersart.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandonspilcher
• Twitter: https://x.com/BrandonPilcher
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BrandonPilcher