Sometimes the writing life feels like slogging through four feet of snow. Barefoot. Naked. After one hour of sleep and NO COFFEE. I know. … [Read more...]
On the Care and Feeding of Words
I love words. The shape and size of them. The way they roll off my tongue, the way they look on the … [Read more...]
Taming the Writer WannaBe
The scariest creature in the Writer's Bestiary is the WannaBe. It haunts writer's conferences and #amwriting hashtags, lurks on blogs and writing … [Read more...]
Nanowrimo: Guts and Glory
I am a fan of NaNoWriMo. How could I not be? It led me to my first writer's group. It taught me how to carve writing time out of a busy day. And it … [Read more...]
Taking Back Twitter
Once upon a time, not so very long ago, Twitter was a place of whimsy, fun, and discovery. I looked forward to checking my feed and interacted … [Read more...]
How Revising is Like Buying New Furniture
Last Saturday, as the Viking and I were driving into town to do the usual weekend errands, he said, "I feel the Red Barn calling me." "Cool!" said … [Read more...]
Beyond Outrage – Use Your Words For Good
I'm outraged. It's early, and I'm not sure about what yet, but the interwebz will tell me shortly. By then I'll be caffeinated and capable of … [Read more...]
The Name Game
I can't remember which poet it was who said a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. I'm not sure he was right about that one, honestly. I mean, … [Read more...]
I’m Calm. Yep.
Y'all, I am on a crazy deadline and this says it all. (This is only one of the evil demotivators from despair.com. If you are not familiar with this … [Read more...]
DOUBT
Today's assignment is this. Look around you for a minute and pick out a writer you know, either online or in the real world. Somebody you respect, and … [Read more...]
Focus: An Experiment
You may have noticed (but probably didn't) that I completely forgot to write a post last time it was my turn. Thursday. Two weeks ago. And I very … [Read more...]
Writing is a Gift, and Don’t You Forget It!
I've always adopted a philosophy of looking for the silver lining. One of my favorite quotes is from Shakespeare: "There is nothing good or bad but … [Read more...]
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