I posted a personal semi-revelation on one of my Facebook accounts earlier today. It’s nothing fancy, but some people liked it a lot and even found it helpful, so I’m going to share it here to spread the love a little further: It’s cool when you’re totally afraid of something — even paralyzed because of… Continue reading →
This is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard. Not surprisingly, it’s a story by the wonderful Eve Ensler. (Since for some reason I am currently unable to embed the video, follow this link to watch and hear Eve tell you her story herself.) I asked a woman in Nairobi, in a rift valley, “Do… Continue reading →
A while back I wrote a post on how to cope with writer’s block. Yeah, back in late June. What can I say? I’m a procrastinator, I admit it! But there was no deadline for this, so it’s not so bad, right? Right?! Right. Here are some simple ways writers can work on unblocking themselves… Continue reading →
All of us writers – whether writing fiction or nonfiction, frequently or not, professionally or for leisure — come across the nefarious and infinitely frustrating phenomenon called writer’s block at some point in our writing adventures. It is ineluctable, at least as far as I know (and if you’ve never suffered from it, please let… Continue reading →
The other night I watched the film Factotum, which is based on Charles Bukowski’s novel of the same name. The man in the film is Henry Chinasky – Bukowski’s alter ego – and he is a loser: he’s a dysfunctional drunk who can’t keep even a menial job and is shown hitting his girlfriend Jan… Continue reading →
Writing is my Thing (read: the thing I want to do with my life because it nurtures and challenges me while giving me pleasure all at the same time). What I’m not sure of is what I want to write about. You know, if I got to choose 100% of the time. I have eclectic… Continue reading →
If writing is a dominant part of your life – of your being – I recommend you take a look at Anne Lamott’s delightfully inspirational and honest Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. Because I love quotes and these are jagged and beautiful, I leave you with some words by Lamott: “Perfectionism… Continue reading →