Friday Follow-Up
Wednesday’s blog entitled “Unhappiness: A Positive Sign” sparked more private email than usual! Glad it got you to thinking about this. The tension you feel at the beginning of a project–that itch to...
View ArticleWounds from the Game
During the 1988 Jamboree encampment of 32,000 Boy Scouts, one troop (38 Scouts) led the entire Jamboree in cuts treated at the medical tent. The huge number of nicks from busy knives sounded negative...
View ArticleHow to Create the “Not To-Do” List
Back in March, I wrote about pruning some things from life in order to have more time to write. (See my former post “The ‘Not To-Do’ List”.) In order to make time for anything new in your life, it...
View ArticleWriting Life: the Reality
“Life is difficult,” wrote M. Scott Peck in his famous book The Road Less Traveled. “This … is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it… Once it is accepted, the fact that...
View ArticleAchieving the Writing Life of Your Dreams
Achieving the writing life of your dreams–is it possible? Are you closer to it than you were a year ago? Here are some great articles to read and consider if you hope to make the dream of a writing...
View ArticleAre Your Writing Dreams Big Enough? Shoot for the Moon!
As 2011 winds down and we put away the reminders of the holidays, our writing minds naturally turn to 2012. It’s time to dust off some forgotten dreams, review met and unmet goals listed for 2011, and...
View ArticleStage 4: Maintaining Long-Term Success
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Remember that our “31 Minutes for 31 Days” challenge starts today! Get the new year off to a great start. ************* And now, Stage 4 for making dynamic changes in your writing...
View ArticleWriter Imaging (Part 3)
(First read “Writer Imaging” Part 1 and Part 2.) Here are the final attributes of a happy writing life… 4. Staying focused on the positive. View your writing life as a series of opportunities and...
View ArticleKeeping the Dream Alive
Lately all my technology has decided to bite the dust. I’ve replaced the computer, the camera, and the Kindle. To this full-time writer, $$$ “emergencies” often mean taking on writing projects that...
View ArticleHonor the Process
Every piece of new writing is a voyage into the unknown. There are things you can do that help the writing process–many things! There are just as many that dishonor the writing process. Wiser published...
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