1. It's hard. 2. But not when you are in the flow. 3. It's easier when you do it every day, or at least with some regularity. 4. If you write every day, especially first thing in the morning, you'll feel good all day. You might even feel like you're in love with the world. […]
Last week we were at the beach. Well, it was the bay, actually. Which is why it was so quiet around this blog. It was wonderful and relaxing, thanks in no small part to the house we stayed in, which is owned by my daughter's in-laws. The house was roomy, clean, and organized. Emphasis on […]
As I told you yesterday, I met Cindy Corpier at the Spalding MFA spring residency in Louisville, Kentucky last May. She began her two-part series on dreaming and writing on Tuesday, and here I happily present Part Two. I Haven't Dreamed a Dream…Yet, Part Two by Cindy Corpier Dreams can show the depth of a […]
Today is Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July, a day in which we Americans celebrate the anniversary of our freedom from those pesky English overlords. There's currently a lot of media attention to the themes of freedom and independence, and thus I've been thinking of how these concepts apply to writing. Many […]
We creative types like freedom. "Don't fence me in!" we cry. We need to be unfettered and unchained in order to do our best work. And this particularly applies to anything so prosaic as schedules and routine, which are the polar opposite to creative passion. Right? That attitude is certainly the romantic vision many of […]
Eric Maisel is practically a one-man industry. Well, he invented an industry–that of creativity coaching. In his own creativity coaching practice, he’s worked with MacArthur fellows, best-selling authors, Academy Award winners, painters, musicians, all kinds of creators. And not only that, he’s written books–tons of ’em, several of which I have read and enjoyed. So […]
Last week was tough: the bombing in Boston, explosion in Texas, the shootout and manhunt for the Boston suspects, earthquake in China, on and on. I was horrified, and spent much of my day sending prayers and good thoughts to all those affected–and I was riveted to the news. Some people turn off the TV […]
Quick note about comments: I just realized that most of the comments that have been left in the past few days are inadvertently going into a Spam file. Thanks to Zan Marie for noticing that her comment didn't post and letting me know. I'm wondered why I wasn't getting many comments! I'm working with Typepad […]
I'm pleased to introduce to you novelist Julianne McCullagh, who announces the publication of her book, The Narrow Gate, and tells a bit of the story behind it in this guest post. Unpack This Scene by Julianne McCullagh About a year ago, Charlotte Rains Dixon offered a free 15-minute coaching session. Free I could afford. […]
UPDATE: Links are now corrected! Hey y'all (I'm heading to Nashville soon so I'm practicing speaking southern) and happy Friday! No post here today, instead I'm sending you over to read my guest post at the Writer's Muse Coaching blog by Milli Thornton, who many of you know from her presence in comments and guest […]
