“For your born writer, nothing is so healing as the realization that he has come upon the right word.”—Catherine Drinker Bowen I’ve never thought of myself as a “born writer,” but I can tell you it is so liberating to find the words you’ve been searching for. For me, that word doesn’t always end upContinue reading “Unlocking Creativity: The Power of Ah-Ha Moments”
Category Archives: on writing
Writing in the Spaces
Writing is worth pursuing. Did you write today? There are a million good reasons to write, but one great reason is to come up with new ideas on how you’ll fill in the gaps. Something missing? That’s your opportunity to figure out how to fill that space, then fill it. I’m sure most of usContinue reading “Writing in the Spaces”
Half Way
We are coming to the end of the year and halfway through the week. I saw a quote today from Aime McNee, one of my favorite writers on IG, that said, “Your pace is holy.” That is so beautiful because everyone has their own idea of timing. Pace is internal. Pace is connection and understandingContinue reading “Half Way”
Are You Ready?
“Make each day your masterpiece.” — John Wooden To see life as a masterpiece, you must look at it as if it were art. And if that’s the case, then I absolutely made today into a work of art. A surreal philosophical piece of art with a floor that’s an optical illusion. The writer’s lifeContinue reading “Are You Ready?”
Wild Wild West
“There are no laws for the novel. There never have been, nor can there ever be.”—Doris Lessing Oh snap! This is what I like to hear! So basically, this is like the wild west. Anything goes. The most powerful idea controls the novel. What’s interesting is that a novel is a compilation of several ideas,Continue reading “Wild Wild West”
The Best Part About Being a Writer
“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” – William Wordsworth Filling the paper with the breathing of my heart is the best feeling in the world. Finally getting all those scattered thoughts and feelings down on paper is the best way to bring things back into order. If there was anything about writing thatContinue reading “The Best Part About Being a Writer”
Experimental Fiction
“A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it.” ― Samuel Johnson Experimental fiction, what is it? It is a way to defy traditional writing formats. It is fun. It does come with challenges. You have to understand traditional literature in order to intentionally defy the rules. I like that over lifespans we haveContinue reading “Experimental Fiction”
About Reading and Writing
“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.” – Robert Frost My first question, is there such thing as too many surprises? I like surprises, but I also like to know things. I do appreciate a good surprise cry in a story. oh. IContinue reading “About Reading and Writing”
James Baldwin
“One writes out of one thing only—one’s own experience. Everything depends on how relentlessly one forces from this experience the last drop, sweet or bitter, it can possibly give. This is the only real concern of the artist, to recreate out of the disorder of life that order which is art.” — James Baldwin, Notes ofContinue reading “James Baldwin”
George R.R. Martin on Types of Writers
“I think there are two types of writers, the architects and the gardeners. The architects plan everything ahead of time, like an architect building a house. They know how many rooms are going to be in the house, what kind of roof they’re going to have, where the wires are going to run, what kindContinue reading “George R.R. Martin on Types of Writers”
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