This is a VLOG from the WRITERS GETTING UP AT 6 AM TOGETHER 40 day challenge. This is for the 90% of writers who are ready to stop whining and start a daily writing habit, even if they [...]
Dear Writer, Ever been tweeted thousands of times? Technically, it was 1008 but it felt like thousands. My latest article over at Jon Morrow’s blog is an epic link-haul and resource extravaganza [...]
You Don’t Have to Write or Die – You Have to Write and Live When I think of the isolated, long-suffering, genius Writer (with a capital W in air-quotes), I think of Hemingway. He devoted [...]
One in two Americans make New Years resolutions and only 8% fulfill them. Are you with the 42% that makes promises? Or the 8% that fulfills them? After the gifts, the choices, the paper tearing, [...]
Always on the prowl for writing stuff online that’s unmissable AND exceptional? Me, too. In fact, I’ve been prowling the internet for six months for a couple of reasons: I’m a nerd It’s my [...]
Visions of Love Writing a novel ain’t easy. That’s why last year, out of the 341,375 peeps who participated in Nanowrimo, only 38,438 finished – an 11% completion rate. Before you get too [...]
It’s this simple: the lies we tell ourselves are the monsters that prevent us from living and experiencing our ultimate creative dreams. The desire to write stems from the desire to evolve, to [...]
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 [...]
This week I have a couple gorgeous items for you. I just couldn’t choose! Please link back to the Visual Poetry Project as you share & enjoy the inspiration of our poets & their [...]
