Do All Writers Want to Retreat?
All my adult life I’ve dreamed of cabins tucked away in the woods or the idea of running a retreat center. As Sally Field said after a divorce, “I have a high need for alone time.” The extroverts in our lives are clueless.
The past six months have brought a new level of desire. I’m not [...]
Relax! I Hear It’s Good for You
I’ve spent the last week doing something pretty rare for me. Since I started the website, the blog, committed to finishing literary projects, and worked to come to terms with the necessary evil called the “day job,” I don’t get a lot of down time.
This week, I did. And of course, I feel guilty. But [...]
Reverse Procrastination
Every writer knows what procrastination is, if not all the ways each of us might put it into practice. It seems there are always things that need doing “right now” when it is time to write.
I’m no stranger to procrastination. I don’t even have a lot of secrets to reveal about how I overcome this [...]
Words on Paper
Photo courtesy chema.foces.
I have written this past week. I just haven’t written “publicly.” I’ve done a lot of deep thinking as well. It seems to be part of my personal creative process…these days of turning inward to think and absorb, read and ponder. What comes out on paper doesn’t really make a good blog post, [...]
