Sustaining a Story
Thoughts on Sustaining a Story First thought: It’s such a clever/great/amazing/ fun idea for a story! Second thought: I need to write it down. Third thought: I’ll just start with…
LISTENING AND FOLLOWING
LISTENING AND FOLLOWING* If you listen to your own voice unknown friends will come and find you. –Carl Jung The Voices in My Head People often ask me where my…
PLANNING & DISCOVERING
PLANNING & DISCOVERING WHEN WRITING Planning & discovering are both key components of writing. It’s great to have a plan, but a plan by definition is generally flexible. So here…
Taking a Mini-Writing Retreat
Why a Mini-Writing Retreat? Sometimes you just need a break. The word retreat is defined by Merriam-Webster as the “act or process of withdrawing especially from what is difficult, dangerous,…
5 Things I Learned Writing Blood From a Rose
Here are 5 Things I learned Writing Blood From a Rose: I learn something with every story, every poem, every book. Every time I sit down and write out an…