Category: Words
Tom Libertiny is an award-winning composer, author, photographer, and director. He creates stories with intention across words, visuals, and music.
2026 | Words | Can Quantity Lead to Quality?
2026 May 10 One of my New Year’s resolutions at the beginning of 2024 was to write, record, and release twenty-four songs during the year. This represented a significant change for me. Usually it takes me a long time to complete a song. This is partly because I begin by…
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2026 | Visuals | 3 Benefits of Simultaneous Screenplays and Soundtracks
2026 May 4 I’ve significantly changed my workflow as I continue to build my movie scoring and music video business. My focus is on refining techniques and processes to increase the artistic aspect of a project while reducing the time to completion with the subsequent financial savings. 3 Benefits of…
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2023 | Words | Null Paradox | The Bully’s Web | A Tangled Game of Manipulation
2023 June 27 While the first Null Paradox book and first two music albums focused on the relationship and adventures of Gertrude & Grace, the second book tells the tale of Victoria & Seth and their tumultuous relationship. It also brings to light more of how The Bully plays into the overall story. He…
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2023 | Words | Null Paradox | Seth
2023 June 19 The concept for Victoria & Seth, the second book and third music album in the Null Paradox steampunk multiverse, is about the character’s sometimes serene, sometimes tumultuous relationship. A series of Storytimes shares the background of both characters. Null Paradox | Victoria & Seth If Victoria’s persona is defined by her ten steps of…
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2023 | Visuals | ANKH | Is There Still Hope?
2023 June 14 ANKH is the story about Civil Rights on a Human Scale as told through the eyes of two friends: Shelly “Traction” Jones and Scott “Splinter” Owens. They’re friends who see the world very differently. Traction believes there’s a future, while Splinter dwells on what was. The project’s philosophy: it takes…
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2023 | Words | ANKH | Civil Rights on a Human Scale
2023 May 27 ANKH | Beginnings The concept for ANKH started for me in the 1990s while volunteering with Habitat for Humanity and the opportunity to visit and learn about their foundation at Koinonia Farm in Georgia. In 2018, I learned even more during my multi-year listening tour that Rachel Andresen inspired. Her worldview was knowing thy neighbor and actively understanding them. It’s impossible…
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2023 | Visuals | Discover Your Ideal Client | Update
2023 May 22 This article is an update to my 2019 article: Finding Your Ideal Client. The most valuable clients are not simply the ones who pay you. They are the ones you genuinely enjoy working with and who allow you to generate revenue efficiently. These two goals (enjoyment and…
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2023 | Words | Null Paradox | Victoria
2023 May 13 The concept for Victoria & Seth, the second book and third music album in the Null Paradox steampunk multiverse, is about the character’s sometimes serene, sometimes tumultuous relationship. A series of Storytimes shares the background of both characters. As with the first book and music album, Gertrude & Grace, each…
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2023 | Visuals | Copyright Law and Artificial Intelligence
2023 May 7 With many copyright law questions related to the development of art, including music and images, and the use of Artificial Intelligence, I went straight to the source by conversing with the ChatGPT AI. One of the recurring themes, to the point that it seemed like a hard-coded boilerplate…
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