the closer you are to returning, the more you pause as you pass through my mind. the closer we get to your arrival, the more frequently you sneak into my thoughts and the longer your breaks get before you move on and let me get back to what’s around me — work, a walk, dinner,… 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 →
Speaking of terrible first efforts … yes, one does have to start somewhere when wanting to write something. But – many times, unfortunately, when I entertain the thought of journaling (or, hopefully, writing something more sophisticated, so to speak), I end up not writing about the deluge of thoughts in my head because they appear… 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 →