Poetry Post: Sympathy Cards
Sympathy Cards It isn’t always bright lights and butterflies. It isn’t always warm sun and honeycombs. Sometimes, the darkness creeps in. Sometimes, bad things happen. Sometimes, the air grows…
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,…