That’s what you’re looking for as a writer when you’re working. You’re looking for your own freedom. Philip Roth A great way to shift this perspective is that you’re not writing to be free but you’re writing because you are free to write.
Monthly Archives: September 2022
“Come Upon” the Right Word
For your born writer, nothing is so healing as the realization that he has come upon the right word. Catherine Drinker Bowen I’m working on a part of my book and I’m feeling like I can’t find the right words to express the story in a way that I want. What do I want? SomethingContinue reading ““Come Upon” the Right Word”
Let’s Get Started!
Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere. Anne Lamott I want to spit out perfect first drafts. It’s true. But what really really helps me deal with the perfectionist monster is making myself write these blog posts everyday. Some days they are great! Most days I’m just keepingContinue reading “Let’s Get Started!”
I Feel This Quote
The older I get, the more I’m conscious of ways very small things can make a change in the world. Tiny little things, but the world is made up of tiny matters, isn’t it Sandra Cisneros Lately there’s been so many small things, small comments, small changes, small actions that have lit up my lifeContinue reading “I Feel This Quote”
Advice, Don’t
There is no one who can give you wiser advice than you can give yourself: you will never make a slip, if you listen to your own heart. Marcus Tullius Cicero This is something I always work on. I try my best not to give advice unless someone asks for it. There’s too much complexitiesContinue reading “Advice, Don’t”
~~~> Blame Game ~~~>
A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache. Catherine the Great I have a headache so I’m blaming the great wind. I feel the wind deep in my bones.
Communication
The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate. J. B. Priestley Let me start with this, I’m a lover of flowery prose and H.P. Lovecraft!! But when I’m being spoken to audibly, (especially when being given direction) I can not sit through the bullsh*t. I laugh writing this, because I loveContinue reading “Communication”
Bad Day?
At the end of the day, the best thing to do is be present. Feel the sheets. Feel the skin on the back of your hand. Feel the breeze from the fan. Your day has come and gone. There’s no time like the present to care for yourself. At the end of long and stressfulContinue reading “Bad Day?”
Waiting Period
If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor. Eleanor Roosevelt I have this behavior where if there’s an event/appointment coming up, I can’t do much of anything until it comes. It can feel exhausting sometimes. Fortunately, the day has finally arrived so now I can stop waiting. My lifeContinue reading “Waiting Period”
New Possibilities
In giving birth to our babies, we may find that we give birth to new possibilities within ourselves. Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn Having my first daughter made me realize how strong I was and having the second baby made me realize how I was too hard on myself. What’s great is both times that myContinue reading “New Possibilities”
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