To my American readers–Happy Independence Day! And to the rest of you, I hope you find something of use in this post on writing and freedom. Here’s my question–are you caging your writing or setting it free? There’s been a spate of posts and articles on freedom this week, maybe more than usual because of […]
The other day I wrote a post about how writing has become a bit of a slog for me lately. One of my clients (Hi, Mitch!) asked me about it, saying, “You’re a professional. That’s not supposed to happen to you.” He was kidding. I think. But it brings up an excellent point. Because, as […]
Wherein I talk about what it takes to be a writer, in my humble opinion, anyway. To finish a book project, or even an article or short story. To get the book out in the world, either into the hands of an agent and editor, or publish it yourself, which is a whole other enterprise. […]
Years ago, I attended a creativity camp in Taos, New Mexico put on by Julia Cameron of The Artist's Way fame. (Yes, it was as cool as it sounds. To say something is life changing is a cliche, but in this case, it truly was. Fromt that point on, I took myself seriously as a […]
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 […]
