“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.” — Maya Angelou Maya Angelou has been on my mind a lot lately. She is a strong reminder for me that our worth is not defined by external factors. You show up to every factor already worthy. The world can sometimes move in aContinue reading “Already Worthy”
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Where Art Grows
I like your art. I might not have seen it, but there’s a real good chance that I like it. I’d rather see it than anything else. Too much art dies with the people who were too scared to share. It could be the one thing that finally inspires a great mind to change theContinue reading “Where Art Grows”
I Have Stood on the Peaky Mountain
“I have been in Sorrow’s kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows, with a harp and sword in my hands.” -Zora Neale Hurston I was trying to think of Ms. Hurston’s name this weekend at a writing group I attend. I had to lookContinue reading “I Have Stood on the Peaky Mountain”
Three things to write every night.
“If a writer stops observing he is finished. Experience is communicated by small details intimately observed.” – Ernest Hemingway Three thing to write every night that will lead to a more fulfilling life. What are you writing? How’s your book coming? Poetry?
Let it do what it does.
I think this week would be called writer’s block if I didn’t have a routine. I’ve been feeling bulldozed! All my plans are shifting without my permission, and it’s all going to work out, maybe even better than I planned, but still. My workout schedule is completely non-existent. The one thing standing strong is thatContinue reading “Let it do what it does.”
A Good Writing Day.
“Tomorrow may be hell, but today was a good writing day, and on the good writing days nothing else matters.” -Neil Gaiman Ah, the way a good writing day makes everything better. I don’t rely on having good writing days, but I welcome them with open arms when they arrive. The thing is, good writingContinue reading “A Good Writing Day.”
Understanding Through Writing
“We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.” -C. S. Lewis I like to read and understand new things, but it doesn’t end there. I agree with Lewis; writing brings my understanding to a much deeper level. I just don’t think it ends there. There’s always layers toContinue reading “Understanding Through Writing”
The Game
“Novel-writing is, for the novelist, a game of let’s pretend.” -Philip Roth When writing this novel, I’ve found the best way to keep going is to find the fun in it! Mary Poppins sings it well.
A Pile of Words
“Before I start a project, I always ask myself the following question. Why is this book worth a year of my life? There needs to be something about the theme, the technique, or the research that makes the time spent on it worthwhile.” – David Morrell This quote makes me want to cry immediately afterContinue reading “A Pile of Words”
Painting
“The modern artist… is working and expressing an inner world – in other words – expressing the energy, the motion, and other inner forces.” -Jackson Pollock I’ve spent years trying to figure out how to express the complexities of being human. It isn’t easy. I hope that the collection of thoughts I’ve shared throughout theContinue reading “Painting”
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