A serious practitioner of any discipline, creative or otherwise, works towards maturing their craft to a level of excellence. For writers, maturity of craft means having the instinct and judgment to consistently make the right conceptual and technical choices in … Continued
“You’ve been working on your book forever!” “How long has it been? 3 years? 5 years?” “At this rate you’ll never finish.” If you’re a writer, you’ve probably heard the above or some version of it at least once. Worse, … Continued
Lately, a strange thing has been happening and it has happened enough times for me to take notice. I’m getting my best writing done when I’m at my busiest. A sizzling new verse, begging to be turned into a poem, … Continued
“It has been estimated that the average person has sixty thousand separate thoughts each and every day.” – Wayne W. Dyer. Most of us have minds that race night and day and if you’re a writer a major chunk of … Continued
“…tarantella was danced solo by a supposed victim of a “tarantula” bite; it was agitated in character, lasted for hours or even up to days,…” That pretty much describes my writing most days: sweating out copious amounts of toxins (read: … Continued
“I just don’t have time to write.” “I have so many things on my plate already, how can I find time for writing?” “I have a job, a family, a household to take care off, I can’t possibly squeeze in … Continued