When worlds collide in Texas, there's a novel (or ten) in it.
Location, Location, Location
When worlds collide in Texas, there's a novel (or ten) in it.
Art + Photo + Words
When worlds collide in Texas, there's a novel (or ten) in it.
The unintended consequences of hiding are worth exploring, as I'm doing while writing my novel-in-progress.
Required prerequisite for fiction writers: Embrace your dual gifts.
Leading authorities trust their words to none other than the Writing-In-Sight typewriter.
Letting go encourages good habits because it creates space for so much creative abundance to move in.
No sense flailing around in a creative vacuum. You can't wait for inspiration—find some here.
You may be possessed by your paints, or smitten with your characters, but life goes on.
When you find the creative winds deflating in your sails, try a different tack. Take a time out.
If you're struggling to get started on your creative passion, you can start where you left off.
Making space for what counts is not so much a resolution as a life goal. Here's how I'm doing it this year.
The long road to epic: When you put your own priorities first, you'll finish your novel.
Ready to write? Gonna tap the keys? Before you do, take a look at how it's done.
Having a framework for writing is almost as important as the writing itself. We can learn from the writing rituals of the great ones.
The sun may set on your creative block, but it will rise again. And because you've stayed committed, you'll be ready to do what you do.
For me, reading, writing, photography and painting are all intertwined like a tangle of sticky spaghetti.
Follow the 11 Commandments of Writing and Daily Creative Routine, according to Henry Miller, in 1932.
My room with a view is dedicated to inspiration for my writing, distraction-free save for my view.
Are you at your desk, in front of your laptop? Are you at your easel, in front of your canvas? Great. If an idea comes, you'll be ready for it.
You are an inexhaustible fountain of ideas. If you don't believe it, find some inspiration among writers writing on writing.
There's no need to make the creative process into a big mystery to outsiders, or even yourself. It all comes from your influences.