“If you wait for inspiration to write you’re not a writer, you’re a waiter.” — Dan Poynter I used to say if my author opened their book to find me writing, I’m a writer in their story. That’s a fun way to think about the consistency of writing. There will always be a million otherContinue reading “From Waiting to Writing”
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What’s your Favorite Weather to Write in?
I’m willing to bet that most writers agree the perfect weather to write in is the wet kind. Initially, this post was going to be about rain, but a cold winter evening in a warm house with soup in a slow cooker came into view. That’s when I had to change my mind. Rain andContinue reading “What’s your Favorite Weather to Write in?”
The Quiet Truth of Self-Publishing
For a long time, I thought publishing a book was this big, loud affair. Then I got some of my works published, and that was very exciting, and I’m grateful for the experience, but it was also a rude awakening for me. I was jolted into this world where no one will automatically care thatContinue reading “The Quiet Truth of Self-Publishing”
Editing as Art: Nurturing Creativity in Your Writing
“The first draft of anything is sh**.” — Ernest Hemingway Earnest Hemingway said it. And I live by it. Here’s the thing: we want everything to be perfect the first time. We want an award-winning novel to flow out of us without a blemish. But I have to ask, where’s the fun in that? Transformation isContinue reading “Editing as Art: Nurturing Creativity in Your Writing”
Love and Writing
I didn’t just wake up one day and decide to be a writer. I’m not the get-rich-quick schemer that America loves to celebrate. I’m a slow cooker and an intentional learner. It’s nice to have time to think about which lessons to bring and which ones to chalk up as “just a part of life.”Continue reading “Love and Writing”
James Joyce was my Guardrail
“The demand that I make of my reader is that he should devote his whole Life to reading my works.” -James Joyce In Ulysses, James Joyce uses different types of storytelling while mirroring The Odyssey. He has a table of connections to help his readers to navigate his works and clear knew the investment wasContinue reading “James Joyce was my Guardrail”
I Want to Honor My Teachers
“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.” -Friedrich Nietzsche If there’s one thing I want my writing to do, it’s to honor my teachers. Teachers come in so many forms: professors, people we hope to never be, infants and children, lovers, and nature, just to name a few. Some teachers investContinue reading “I Want to Honor My Teachers”
Valuing Your Writing
The Magic Behind Storytelling Writing is more than just telling a story. If you’re a writer, you’re a multitasker in your most natural state. You’re a visionary, communicator, researcher, and an editor—among all the other stuff we must do as humans. When we combine all these, we become something else entirely: a world of ourContinue reading “Valuing Your Writing”
Psychology and Philosophy from the Mind of a Creative
Writer’s Quest is a walk through psychology and philosophy from the mind of a creative. Bad things happen; it’s tragic, but the good news is that good things happen too, and that’s a wonderful feeling. The many folds and layers we walk through bring us closer and closer to ourselves through good and bad experiences.Continue reading “Psychology and Philosophy from the Mind of a Creative”
It’s Ok to have a Growing To Be Read Pile
My To Be Read (TBR) pile is getting a tad dusty, but that didn’t stop me from getting The Maidens written by Alex Michaelides. Yes, books are supposed to be read, but me and the rest of the reading community fully support books on the shelf that haven’t been read yet. Here’s the truth, youContinue reading “It’s Ok to have a Growing To Be Read Pile”
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