Another’s Success, Not Your Failure
Let’s talk about the ugly side of writing success and the hope we all have for it. There are emotions we don’t want to feel, know we should not give into, and to which most of us fall prey regardless. Do these sound familiar? Competition, jealousy, envy, superiority, fear, insecurity, ego, bitterness, resignation…the list goes [...]
Writing Darkness
I swear I don’t know what’s come over me. My normal writing projects are peppered with internal conflict, overcoming past or circumstances, even gentle encouragement. I have never written anything remotely “noir.”
Until this past week.
Suddenly I’ve got a collection of short stories, flash fiction, and starts for longer works that are, well, dark…the darker aspect [...]
Transparency & Confidence
For someone like me, with one of those convoluted onion-layered personalities, one life long quest is for authenticity…transparency…to fully know ourselves and allow others to fully know us. With confidence and encouraging feedback, the ongoing task takes work, but is doable.
And what if you are shy, insecure, and have doubts about who you really are? [...]
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, [...]
Where Did the Poet Come From??
Not much to write tonight. Took the night off as far as putting pen to paper. Just sitting back to absorb the world around me and let all I’ve taken in settle and percolate.
I got an unexpected and oddly thrilling little piece this morning. I’m not a poet unless you count limericks and your standard [...]
