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You Do You – Take Two
That's right! This is your chance to reimagine your life. Live life in a different place or from a different perspective. Venture into a new environment. Take on a new adventure. Become that "person" you always wanted to be. This is you. Take two!
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Writing: It’s Complicated
Each September, I write a New Year post, because for me, the back -to-school schedule feels most like the start of a new year. Teaching for over 30 years will do that for you. This year, however, the landscape looks vastly different to everyone, school or no school, and I’m finding it hard to get motivated. It doesn’t feel like the usual fresh beginning of September. It feels like dragging my feet through yet another day of uncertainty. One bit of advice that has come in handy from time to time is fake it ‘till you make it, and perhaps this is one of those times. So, even though my…
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READ, READ, READ
“Read everything–trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read!” William Faulkner Great advice. There is something said for the process of osmosis. When I find myself in times of trauma or stress, and the words will not come, no matter how hard I try to make them appear, it is reading that saves me. Last fall, putting the keyboard aside, I decided to immerse myself in literature. I read for pleasure. I read books from my shelf that I had not gotten around to yet. I downloaded new novels on my e-reader and…
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Writing: A Juggling Act
Yes. Writing is absolutely a juggling act. You need a solid plot, paying attention to the arc of the narrative. Not to mention compelling characters who do not lie flat on the page. Then there are the subplots and how they connect to the main plot, and of course, you must prevent the middle from sagging. So much to think about! That’s just a little of what is shouting at you from the page, and it’s possible you have another life you are trying to balance with your writing time. Relax. Breathe. Set the timer. And write for ten minutes. Just commit to doing one thing. Writing Prompt Today, write…