May 15
May 01
When you are done with your first book it’s an amazing feeling. Something that came from within your soul is on paper, or hard drive. No one can take that moment from you. After that moment you have to go through it and find the story. If this is your first novel, that may be interesting. …
Apr 29
“There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.” Aldous Huxley There are many windows, many doors to the creative ways of the genius of writing. Each door opens by its own and each may close when it feels the need. The above quote by Huxley has been …
Apr 24
A few years ago I received a letter from my dad. We hadn’t been talking much, which was normal for our relationship, but the letter was something unexpected. There are many things about that letter, but what stands out to me is these words, “You’ll never be a writer because no one cares what …
Jan 28
To be attached to a certain view and to look down upon other views as inferior–this the wise call a fetter.” Buddha Disagreements happen on a daily basis, but viewing an opposing view as inferior is not what should be doing. In each discussion we have with ourselves as we’re writing, an argument about the direction …
Jan 21
How our suffering started, When we stare at the paper or screen. It’s our suffering that comes out. It’s what we’ve been through. Though our writing is putting our suffering in stories, it’s still making it so people can see who we are, what we’ve been through and show that we’re not all that different …
Jan 18
Life runs us ragged, it makes us forget what’s going on around us. We forget ourselves in this chaos and then suddenly we’re thrown a curveball in the form of some surprise from a friend or one of our characters. These surprises can lead us to change our story or make things darker or lighter. …
Jan 14
To me writing has been about long nights, staring at a white screen covered in little words. It’s been about talking about who I am, who I’m not and all the little things in between. I’ve suffered through all of it. A writer’s suffering is their guide to what they should write. My discovery …
Jan 11
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~ The Dalai Lama Last week I talked about fear in writing, but there is something else that is better, Joy. There are many things that can cause joy for a writer. The first time you finish a book Get an agent Get a publisher The first …
Jan 04
“The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.” –Buddha Fear and failure When I came up with idea for this series of posts, I was most looking forward to fear. Fear is something that can change us. With fear it adds another layer to who we are, …
