Archive for August, 2008
Research Addiction
I like research. Research is the best, most acceptable way to delay writing! ‘I can’t finish the article yet, I need more research.” “Not time to write that essay…I am still researching.” Research is very good at occupying my mind…and very bad for productivity.
The more you enjoy learning, the bigger the trap research becomes. Reading [...]
Success Means Accepting the Risk of Failure
Much has been said on the discipline of writing…of Process and Technique. Many words have been penned to attempt an explanation of why a writer writes. You can find plenty of analysis on the web for why some authors make it and some don’t. Beyond amazing good luck, however, I think there is one attributing [...]
How Much of Me?
I spoke with several business owners today in the course of my Day Job. The closer I get to opening my store, the more courage I gather to ask them what they think of owning a business.
I asked one gentleman today how much of his personality and “self” was in his business. While he runs [...]
Writing With Arthritis
Fellow writers will understand this: When I was first diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis and given my prognosis, my first thought was for my hands. I am a writer.
To give a brief explanation, PsA is a destructive form of arthritis sometimes so similar to Rheumatoid Arthritis that they can be hard to differentiate, especially if you [...]
The Vast Chaos of a Creative Mind
My husband once referred to my mind as “vast chaos.” Rather than upset me, I was delighted with the term and refashioned it into the phrase “the vast chaos of the creative mind.” It is a very apt description.
If I am one day asked to give a quote on my personal creative process to some [...]
