It’s always interesting to see what writers do to write most efficiently. My favorite place to write is in my bed. I’m most efficient here at this point in my writing journey because I can do a few things other than writing to settle myself before bed. I’m always ready for bed when I startContinue reading “Writing in Bed”
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Prompt and Artist Date
WordPress Promp Share five things you’re good at I did my artist date today!! I’m still in there!! How many weeks left? Have you joined me? Make sure you record your artist dates. You need reminders about why they are so important!! I don’t like to do artist dates after work because I’d rather spendContinue reading “Prompt and Artist Date”
Show, Don’t Tell
We hear it all the time as writers. For those who are reading this post that aren’t writers, let me explain. Show, don’t tell is when you’re writing a about a character, instead of telling us things about the character like “He was mad,” you’d say something to the affect of “He swiftly picked upContinue reading “Show, Don’t Tell”
Artistic Research
Today I listened to an interesting lecture by Adrian Piper titled What, exactly, is the Idea of Artistic Research? She brought up a lot of interesting points. one point that I found interesting was how classes can be so rigid it doesn’t allow artists to truly dig into their art in the same way greatContinue reading “Artistic Research”
Creative Fire
I love the way creatives look when they’re fully immersed in their work. Creative exploration is full of fun and games, at the same time it gets us out of bed in the middle of the night and in the morning. It’s love, the relationship we creatives have with our work. Just like marriage, creativeContinue reading “Creative Fire”
Here’s Some Writer’s Love
Success is not built on success. It’s built on failure. It’s built on frustration. Sometimes its built on catastrophe. Sumner Redstone There’s a lot of days where I’d happily throw my computer across the room if I knew I could get a new one. I’d rather avoid the discomfort that comes with all this. I’dContinue reading “Here’s Some Writer’s Love”
Eat Sleep Die
The three basics to living. We all do it day in and day out. I like to think we’re here for more than that. I like to bring purpose and meaning into my life. I don’t want to just eat, sleep, and die. I want to do significantly more than that. So that’s what IContinue reading “Eat Sleep Die”
Tomorrow Brings Something New
Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities in blessings. William Arthur Ward Today was no ordinary day and I don’t think tomorrow will be either.
Writing Woes
Why is writing so hard? It’s not writing that’s hard, it’s the thinking part. It’s the awareness part. Today I thought, “I have so much to give as a writer, why does it have to be so hard?” It’s not just throwing words on a page. It’s throwing words on a page after coming toContinue reading “Writing Woes”
Kindness Goes a Long Way
Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow A quick reminder that this time of year can be hard. Be kind, there’s a lot of us learning to celebrate the holidays without one or more ofContinue reading “Kindness Goes a Long Way”
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