It's easy to forget important truths about yourself and your writing. Today, I'd like to remind you... 1) You're allowed to write about whatever you want. 2) Your writing work is worthy of your time, your attention, and a dedicated space in your home. 3) To inspire...
I would bet that someone, at some point in the past, maybe when you were quite young, once pronounced you “talented.” This was probably after you’d created something spontaneously in a spirit of enthusiasm, inspiration, or joy. This declaration of talent likely felt...
Why do we write? Why do we read? I ask these two questions often—in my courses, retreats, and even the book I’m working on right now. With reading, answers come down to understanding ourselves and the world, as well as knowing more and feeling more, including feeling...
A client wrote to me not long ago to stay that her inspiration had stalled. It was both a statement and a lament. Writers tend to be preoccupied with the notion of inspiration--its presence or absence, its ease or struggle. Inspiration is a lot like the weather—a...
As I watch the first month of the new year end, I am considering my relationship to time. Most days, it isn’t a good one. To my mind, each day begins so full of potential and then, by day’s end, that potential seems to have frittered away. So this morning, I meditated...
Earlier this month I had the good fortune to be a guest on a friend’s sailboat for ten days. Up until then I’d only ever spent a day or half day on a sailboat and hadn't needed to do much but sit back and enjoy the ride. For this trip, I was one of three hands on...
Paris has long been a mecca for literary and visual artists. Expat writers such Hemingway and Henry Miller, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Gertrude Stein flocked to Paris in the 20's and inspired future generations to follow in their footsteps. And then there are the famous...
As creators, we pay a lot of lip service to inspiration, but what does it really mean to be inspired? And how do we go about getting into that state? Lately, I’ve been thinking about the nature of creativity and inspiration and the connection between the two....
It's easy to forget important truths about yourself and your writing. Today, I'd like to remind you... 1) You're allowed to...
I would bet that someone, at some point in the past, maybe when you were quite young, once pronounced you “talented.” This was...
Why do we write? Why do we read? I ask these two questions often—in my courses, retreats, and even the book I’m working on right...
A client wrote to me not long ago to stay that her inspiration had stalled. It was both a statement and a lament. Writers tend...
As I watch the first month of the new year end, I am considering my relationship to time. Most days, it isn’t a good one. To my...
Earlier this month I had the good fortune to be a guest on a friend’s sailboat for ten days. Up until then I’d only ever spent a...
Paris has long been a mecca for literary and visual artists. Expat writers such Hemingway and Henry Miller, F. Scott Fitzgerald,...
As creators, we pay a lot of lip service to inspiration, but what does it really mean to be inspired? And how do we go about...
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