The Myth of Reasonable Goals
We’ve heard it all our lives: “Set goals, but set reasonable goals.” The thinking is, if you set illogical goals or outrageous goals and you don’t meet them, you’ll be disappointed and will stop moving forward. Perhaps if you have been stuck for a very long time and need simply to knock yourself off of [...]
Don’t Wait for Inspiration
I’ve talked a lot in these posts about what I think inspiration actually is, so I won’t go into that now, but I know a lot of writers (and painters and musicians and even people who have to write for their job!) who feel they have to wait to be inspired before they sit down [...]
The Myth of the Fragile Muse
In college, my major course of study was acting. The theatre department was run, at that small school, like a professional acting company, and we produced a minimum of five plays a year. Everyone in the department was expected to do every job in the theatre at least once, and everyone was expected to be [...]
Thanksgiving – Use Everything as an Excuse to Write
It is the eve of Thanksgiving in the United States of America, a time when some minds turn towards gluttonous indulgences. Don’t get me wrong, I am grateful for gluttonous indulgences. I am also grateful for living somewhere where I can indulge in them. Before this gets entirely too maudlin and trite, let me say [...]
There is Always Something to Write – A Writing Exercise
When you find you have nothing to write, or think you have nothing to write, focus in on some one sense. For today, simply let the feel of the air suggest something. First experience it. What exactly does it feel like? Then let your imagination wander. What does it suggest? Again, with all writing exercises, [...]
This Post Is Not Really About Sex
I keep being pulled away from what I want to do (write, act, direct, create ephemera that is lasting) and into what I need to do (make a living, pay bills, fulfill commitments, be a friend.) The dream is to mesh the two into one glorious existence, but I haven’t yet found the wit or [...]
What Do You Mean, You’re Not Writing?
I love being creative. That’s not much of a surprise for anyone who knows me, but I do. When I really start creating, when I really start listening to those voices who are giving me the ideas to write down, I start feeling a mixture of a deep satisfaction, slightly embarrassing pride, a vague but [...]
When Your Characters Speak to You
This week, I’ve done very little writing. Well, that’s not exactly true, I’ve written sales pages, emails, comments, tweets, posts and the like, but not done a lot of creative writing. This is my first blog post on any of my many blogs in quite a while, and, besides notes, I’ve not move far forward [...]
Getting Started
I have a habit, bad or good, I’ve no idea, where, once I’ve written something, I read over it several times, almost obsessively, trying to imagine what some other reader would think of it. I’m not sure why I do this, and I’ve always felt at least a little silly about it, but there it [...]
This is Just Terrible! – An Important Part of the Writing Process
When Steve and I write together, at least once during every project Steve will lament, “There’s no story, there’s nothing going on, there’s no conflict, it’s not funny!” He’s only partly joking when he does it. No matter how much thought, imagination, preparation and care we’ve put into the project, there is often a point [...]
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