Let them find you writing Ok, the truth is this writing thing is all about you! I’m going to say this and just pause for a second after you hear it. You need to be absolutely selfish with your writing. Alright, how’d you feel? Up for the challenge? Irritated and resistant? Whatever you felt, it’sContinue reading “Enough About You”
Monthly Archives: March 2026
The Vision
Let them find you writing. Where it started: There was a time I imagined myself as a character in my creator’s story. My thought was if every time my creator checked in on me, I was writing, it would be clear I was a writer. So that gave me the vision to write. It wasContinue reading “The Vision”
Know Thyself.
“Let Them Find You Writing” Day 2 It all started in yesterday’s post which you can read here. It’s a new day with new problems, but let’s stick with Know Thyself and see where it takes us. Writers typically have a pretty good understanding of themselves. Some humans could easily drift through this life withoutContinue reading “Know Thyself.”
Let Them Find You Writing
This is a call to writers. We have put our craft off for long enough. It’s time to get back in the game and act like we’re writers. Or maybe you’ve stayed in the game, but you’ve been feeling like you’re dragging yourself along, like you’ve lost that inner flame. It’s time to find itContinue reading “Let Them Find You Writing”
I Can’t Hear You
A poem I opened the window and it all went out. It –the remanence of us The poetry, the novel, the memories. out with a whoosh. I stopped listening. Drowned myself between the legs of a feral woman What am I? Am I a woman left to contemplate life and how I make anything ofContinue reading “I Can’t Hear You”
Unlocking Your Inner Idea Machine
You are an idea machine. There was a time when I had no idea what to write. That’s what I thought, at least. I searched high and low for the next best story. I started quite a few and abandoned them. The truth it wasn’t that I had no idea what to write. It wasContinue reading “Unlocking Your Inner Idea Machine”
Never Leaving
A Poem He didn’t know what kind of love hers was Hers was the kind that tears you apart and holds you together with red string That sinking feeling. That feeling like she’s made it to the pit of his stomach And if she wiggles just enough your shame will pour out the same contentContinue reading “Never Leaving”
Letting Go Through Writing: A Personal Journey
There’s a time for hanging on and a time for letting go. We are the type of creature that loves to hang on to the things that seemed to keep us safe in times of great stress. It doesn’t really matter what relieved us in those dark moments. We circle back to it every timeContinue reading “Letting Go Through Writing: A Personal Journey”
A little bit of Philosophy
Today I did spend a lot of time writing a paper about free will and determinism. Are we making our own decisions, or are our experiences making our decisions for us? I feel it’s a little bit of both. I used to get caught up in these discussions, but then I realized it’s probably aContinue reading “A little bit of Philosophy”
Embrace Your Voice: The Path to Writing Success
“You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That’s why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.” -Octavia E. Butler There’s a million ways to write a story. There’s a million stories to tell, maybeContinue reading “Embrace Your Voice: The Path to Writing Success”
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