Why do you write? Why do I write? Why does anybody write? Funnily enough, I had plans to write a blog post on this topic and then, in that synchronistic way things sometimes happen, I had a coaching session that illuminated it feven more. So, why do you write? This is a question you’ll often […]
A couple weeks ago, I taught a class in motivation and also wrote a post about it. The genesis for class and post was multiple discussions of motivation and how difficult it is to deal when there’s a lack of it during my time in France. Since then, I’ve had my eye out for motivation […]
Here's one from the archives for you: We're awfully hard on ourselves, our own worst enemies. At least I am! And I suspect I'm not so different from other creatives: I'm judgmental of myself –hyper critical at the best of times. My thoughts run all over: That thing I just said? How idiotic! What a lump […]
I write a lot about motivation here. Yeah, ostensibly I write about writing, and I do, but when I look back over all the articles I've posted, many of them are about techniques for getting words on the page. That's because I have a cement-firm belief, based on my own habits and years of teaching […]
This stone clearly has no momentum. I’m in LA, visiting a friend. I’m distracted by good food to eat, events to attend (yesterday a book signing for a fabulous cookbook and a Native American Thanksgiving ritual). And yet I’m writing every morning. I’m a rolling stone, merrily cavorting down the long hill of novel […]
We're awfully hard on ourselves, our own worst enemies. At least I am! And I suspect I'm not so different from other creatives: I'm judgmental of myself –hyper critical at the best of times. My thoughts run all over: That thing I just said? How idiotic! What a lump for not speaking up. Oh god, I […]
What the veggies from my raised beds will soon look like May is one of my favorite months ever, and here in Portland it is starting out as a glorious month! As new life bursts forth all around us, so, too does our creativity. It is time to welcome the return of good weather in […]
We've all been there. (Some of us are there much more than others.) The miserable writing session when the idea won't come, when no words appear on the page, when nothing works, no matter how hard you try. It sucks. And just as a gloriously wonderful writing session can make the world glow with a […]
Ah, our old friend writer's block. It can take so many shapes and sizes, just like fear, which it is, of course, based on. And just as writer's block can take a gazillion different forms, so, too, can its cure. Which is why you should try a variety of strategies if you are hit with […]
Clarity + Focus = Ease + Grace I heard this saying last weekend and it immediately spoke to me, as truth does. I know this equation is true because I've experienced it for myself. When there's not clarity and focus you get– –Procrastination –Worry –Spinning wheels –And multiple variations of the above themes But when […]
