The Craft of Writing, The Writer's Life
What do you need to unlearn in order to become more creative? What things have you been taught or told about “good” writing that perhaps you should forget? When I first saw this tip, I told Mrs. Gina that what I needed to unlearn was my entire Literature degree....
The Craft of Writing, The Writer's Life
If you hide your work away, no one can criticize it or reject it. Isn’t that clever!? But does that foolproof, protective maneuver really serve you? The act of writing is not what I find terrifying. What petrifies me is the outcome of showing my writing to other...
The Craft of Writing, The Writer's Life
Have you abandoned some creative project that still retains a lot of juice? Return to it with optimism, an open heart, and a firm belief in renewed possibility! Ask yourself, What writing projects have I started, but did not finish or have not worked on in a while?...
The Craft of Writing, The Writer's Life
It is so much more exhausting not to work than to work. If you procrastinate, you’ll feel more exhausted than if you’d created for hours. Never forget how tired not creating makes you feel. If you pursue a career in writing, there will always be a deadline to meet....
The Craft of Writing, The Writer's Life
Often you’re resistant to getting started. That resistance is just a thin veneer between you and your work but it feels like a concrete wall. Get up and crash right through it! Become a bull or a battering ram. Don’t let a film of resistance cost you decades. What...
