Calming a Writer’s “Inner Disquiet”

The Writer's Life

Restlessness is a fundamental ingredient of the creative process. Embrace it in order to understand your full artistic potential. Carpe Diem! In 1989, actor Robin Williams starred in The Dead Poet’s Society. As you may recall, this film centered on a small group of...

Refill Your Creative Well

The Writer's Life

Last week, I wrote about post-publication depression, then received feedback from several authors who have indeed faced something that feels like depression after they finished writing their books or published them. This week, I offer an alternative view, a reframing...

Intend to Write. Don’t Just Wish.

The Craft of Writing, The Writer's Life

Intend to create. Hold in your heart and in your belly the intention to write. Grow creative through powerful intention. You could go your entire life wishing that you had followed your passion. Unfortunately, as children we were made to believe that if we wished hard...

Allow Criticism to Serve Your Writing

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...

Old Creative Projects Hold New Possibilities

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?...