Writing for the Love of Writing
Lots of people have jobs, some love what they do. If you want to know people who absolutely love what they do, meet a few artists. Writers also love what they do or they wouldn’t be doing it. In this...
View ArticleThe Fear of Missing Out
This blog post is on time management. In it, I discuss the tendency of some to fall for distractions of questionable value. I call it the “fear of missing out.” I quote the painter, Thomas Kinkade who...
View ArticleYour Natural Voice as a Writer
Every writer has a voice. Your voice, as a writer, is the style that makes your writing unique. It is the language you use and how you make your point. It’s what your readers hear and how it makes them...
View ArticleThe Unbearable Lightness of Being a Writer
It used to be the case that if you couldn’t handle rejection by the gatekeepers, your work didn’t get published. If you gave up after the first handful of rejections, you were effectively...
View ArticleCreativity Is Not Always Child’s Play
Most think of creativity in terms of classroom exercises for young children or something that’s good for artists. Creativity can also help us be more efficient at work, solve math problems, build...
View ArticleRemembrance of Things Past
I recently read an article titled The Morning Routines of Successful People and it set in motion a train of memories. On a mundane level, a ritual is a routine that we follow or a set of actions we...
View ArticleIn Defense of Indie Writers
One of the hottest topics of discussion among writers remains whether to self-publish or to query literary agents who in turn pitch the manuscript to a publishing house. In this blog post I introduce...
View ArticleThe Lost Art of Letter Writing
Letter writing is a lost art. Once upon a time, letters were the most efficient method for individuals to stay in touch over a long distance. Nowadays, letters are used primarily for formal...
View ArticleThe Art of Reading
Words have a life and a history, and just as with people their best attributes can be hidden in nuance. Writers, whose stock-in-trade is words, recognize the importance of giving words their full due....
View ArticleComposition 101
To create a composition is to arrange a piece by organizing related parts. The task of a composer is to organize his ideas into a pleasing and self-sustaining whole, using the elements of his art. Like...
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