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  There is only one thing I dread and that is to not be equal to my own sufferings. Dostoyevsky   Blue Snow A few years ago, I suffered through three brutal winters. I lived on the side [...]

  It’s this simple: expressing the value of who you are + what you do = Priceless.   I have to be honest right here, right now.  I hate the question: so, what do you do for a living? [...]

I always want you to know that you’re not alone & your creativity matters.  We can’t do it without you. If I could tell you anything, that’s what it would be. I’ve [...]

Loyalty to craft, creative delusion regarding a work’s sparkling potential, and fear of failure is the grand trifecta of creative anxiety. Loyalty to craft and creative delusions lead to [...]

After writing my last article on protecting creative delusion, I lived happily ever after.  And all this simply means is: I took my own advice (actually I took Neil Gaimon’s advice). It [...]

Hello & Happy Thursday.  It’s time for the best of the best of the web (to the best of my knowledge). Check out the 365-day visual project that can revolutionize the way you see [...]

  Dear Writer, Here’s what nobody has told you and everything it is within my power to say. You don’t need to read this if you have always known, accepted, and loved the fact [...]

Sometimes discipline is not enough.  Sometimes, you’ve got to use the force.  In last week’s article which you can read here, I wrote about the importance of reading, writing, and [...]

ABOUT THIS PROMPT: This week’s prompt honors the emerging theme this week: our histories.  It comes from a book about memoir but I think every writer can benefit from it – because who you are [...]

I usually like to blog about writing issues and questions that I face as a writer – I like to feel and imagine that I’m helping other writers – if only by being in conversation  with them. & [...]