This time of year is a gift for writers. How so, you ask. Look around and really see everything that’s happening during the holiday season. Family get-togethers, family feuds, people doing crazy things in the name of celebration, heart-touching moments, can’t-believe-he-did-that moments. They’re all there for the remembering. Were you one of the millions who […]
Month: November 2012
Give Thanks to be a Writer
There’s only one day each year marked on the calendar for giving thanks. How about we spend a few hours appreciating the wonderful opportunities writing brings to our lives? All who take pen in hand, or set fingers to keyboard, have something to celebrate. Not everyone has been blessed with the itch of inspiration that […]
When Push Comes to Shove
Yes, there will be moments like these, my friend. When it becomes a struggle to rip thoughts from the maw of your seething brain and forge them in flame, shaping them into words with meaning. There will be days it becomes an insurmountable challenge to excavate ideas from the depths of your psyche and build […]
Motivation Part 3: How do You Want to Feel?
This is the final installment in my “motivation” series. Here’s part one. And part two. Now that you’ve defined your life motivation, and discovered how that shaped the motivation for your career as a writer, how do you want to feel about that career? I mean, do you wish to bask in the accolades […]