Lately for me, it’s been either no sleep or sleeping through the night and waking up feeling like I didn’t sleep a wink. That sucks. That doesn’t feel even the slightest good. Now there are a lot of factors that could cause this, but what I really want is to feel rested. That would beContinue reading “Sleep?”
Monthly Archives: August 2024
Daily Writing Goalsssss
“Write what you enjoy writing. Inspire yourself into a writing mood.” I wasn’t really feeling like writing tonight but I decided to get my writing space set up and dig in anyway. I worked on my novel. (I’m not sure what to do with it now.) Decided to start a new story I’m excited about.Continue reading “Daily Writing Goalsssss”
God-given Talent
“I have spent a good many years since–too many, I think–being ashamed about what I write. I think I was forty before I realized that almost every writer of fiction or poetry who has ever published a line has been accused by someone of wasting his or her God-given talent. If you write (or paintContinue reading “God-given Talent”
Bubbles of Time
“Half my life is an act of revision.” – John Irving Boy ain’t this the truth. I’m constantly looking for ways to fully appreciate moments while I’m in them and even after they are gone. I’m much better at letting experiences go these days. Mostly so that I can enjoy new ones. Before I’d cling soContinue reading “Bubbles of Time”
Writing and the Freedom it Comes With
“A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it” – Roald Dahl Well isn’t that an intriguing offer. Write, be free. Be your own master. I think this romanticizes writing aContinue reading “Writing and the Freedom it Comes With”
Return to Me
“For it would seem – her case proved it – that we write, not with the fingers, but with the whole person. The nerve which controls the pen winds itself about every fiber of our being, threads the heart, pierces the liver.” – Virginia Woolf I love me some writers who bare their bones! IContinue reading “Return to Me”
The Things You Love
Today is a good day to make sure you’re making time for the things you love. This is your whole life. This thing you do when you wake up and do the things you do, it’s all yours; a gift. You get to choose your priorities, your beliefs, and your friends. And get this, youContinue reading “The Things You Love”
Value Your Craft
“If people cannot write well, they cannot think well, and if they cannot think well, others will do their thinking for them.” ― George Orwell When you see a problem deeply rooted in a broken system that’s been handed down from generation to generation, your writing can be the one reason someone breaks free. YourContinue reading “Value Your Craft”
Anything
“You can make anything by writing.” – C.S. Lewis I do believe this. Many life changing ideas come from reading a great book. Some works of fiction even give us a chance to let go and use our imaginations. We need the freedom that writing brings, so that we can envision new worlds. Was thereContinue reading “Anything”
You Must Be an Artist
“An artist is someone who can hold two opposing viewpoints and still remain fully functional.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald I don’t find artists to be more or less human than anyone else who answers the call, but I do appreciate this quote. As a writer, it’s required for me to shift to and fro fromContinue reading “You Must Be an Artist”
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