The Vine of Negativity

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...

Reconsider and Alter in Light of Further Evidence

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...

Setting Your Writing Goals

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...

Questions To Consider When Setting Writing Goals:

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...

Write with Confidence

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...

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