Writing on the Wall

Writing on the Wall

As a writer myself, I can honestly say that I have lost count of the number of times that I have hit the wall called WRITERS BLOCK. No one is exempt from stumbling into that dreaded state of stagnation at some point in their creative process. It happens to everyone....
Location is Key

Location is Key

As I mentioned last week, one of the key ways to minimizing distractions when you are creating is to find a comfortable spot where you are pretty confident you won’t run into someone you know. There is nothing…and I repeat, NOTHING…more annoying or...
Minimum is Maximum

Minimum is Maximum

We live in a very distracting world. As a creative, it is so ridiculously easy to come up with an excuse – any excuse, really – to avoid working on the project we know we are supposed to be working on. “A friend called and I had to take...
The Buddy System

The Buddy System

Writers tend to be loners. It is just a fallacy of the art. We draw away for long periods of time with only our own thoughts and imagination for company. It is totally normal to find us blinking madly in the brightness of daylight because we have spent too many hours...
Not Yet Perfect

Not Yet Perfect

I love a good journal. No matter where I go, you can find a journal on me – somewhere – usually in my purse but just as often in my hand. I have a serious addiction to buying them.  I keep an eye out for a good one every time I am out shopping. Like I...