As artists, we often point our light inward. We need to point it at someone else. We may have the light they need to find their way out of the woods. – Darden Smith, SongwritingWith:Soldiers
Archives for January 2015
How to be a Better Writer: Face Your Insecurities
We have to fight them daily, like fleas, those many small worries about the morrow, for they sap our energies. – Etty Hillesum
Etty Hillesum writes of worries. She could make the same statement about insecurities, and it would hold true. Insecurities rob one of energy. They hold court in the mind. The person wavers, a boat tossed to and fro in the waves. [Read more…] about How to be a Better Writer: Face Your Insecurities
This is Sparta
Some days, you need to rest. Others, you need to punch, kick, and grapple. You need to fight.
Remember, this is Sparta.
Celebrate Small Successes
A common saying is “don’t lose sight of the forest for the trees.” I tend to have the problem. I now and then mistake the trees for the forest.
Write Right: Sometime, Sometimes, and Some Time
Some time ago (but not in a galaxy far, far away), sometime, sometimes, and some time experienced an identity crisis. When was one word correct and not another?
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What’s Your Creative Release?
My creative release is drawing. It allows me to play in a way that differs from my writing. Drawing gives room for light and laughter.