Sep 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Last Thursday had an artist date. I got the idea from The Artist Way by Julia Cameron, where she suggest we go on an excursion once a week to nurture our inner artist, similar to dating your partner. You get to know yourself again and fill your creative tank by...
Sep 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Saturday afternoon I received a text message from a friend who wanted to know how to subscribe to my blog. I had a few subscribers so it never occurred to me there was a problem. I pulled up the blog in order to give her instructions, but I couldn’t figure how to do...
Aug 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
Starting a new writing project can be challenging. You have to decide what you want to accomplish and how to pace yourself. In other words, you have to set some writing goals. Knowing where you want to go helps to determine how to get there. Kind of like plugging in a...
Aug 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
1. What’s you vision for your writing project? 2. What’s your deadline for completing the piece? (If it’s a larger piece, break it up into manageable segments.) 3. When do you plan to write? How much work do you want to get done during your writing sessions? 4. Where...
Aug 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Write with Confidence I’m a procrastinator at heart. I put things off even when it would be much easier to just do it. Nowhere is this more evident than in my writing life. When it’s time to sit at my desk and write, I check my e-mail, peruse Facebook, or suddenly...
Aug 2, 2011 | Quotes, Uncategorized
Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty!