It’s almost Christmas! It’s one of my favorite times of the year. The decorations, Advent, the songs, baby Jesus, getting to give people gifts…It’s a magical, wonderful time.
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How to be a Better Writer: Keep a Commonplace Book
Douglas Wilson, in Wordsmithy: Hot Tips for the Writing Life, recommends keeping a commonplace book. I agree. It’s important to have a place to store favorite words, lines, and passages.
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Defeat Perfectionism with Emergency Hope
Perfectionism is a constant companion. It can be quiet for days, weeks, sometimes even months. It’s biding its time, waiting to strike. When it does, it fights dirty. A kick or punch to the kidneys. An elbow to the center of the back.
Writing as Healing
Writing can be a true spiritual discipline. Writing can help us to concentrate, to get in touch with the deeper stirrings of our hearts, to clarify our minds, to process confusing emotions, to reflect on our experiences, to give artistic expression to what we are living, and to store significant events in our memories…By writing we can claim what we have lived and thus integrate it more fully into our journeys. Then writing can become lifesaving for us and sometimes for others, too.
— Henri Nouwen, Bread for the Journey, “Writing to Save the Day”
Video: Write Right’s Emergency Hope Kit
Today, I thought I’d let you hear me talk about the Emergency Hope Kit. I did say part of being a better writer is talking about projects, didn’t I?
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Kickstarter: Write Right’s Emergency Hope Kit
A few years ago, I read an article about how writers and artists needed an emergency hope kit. They needed to remember their successes and the people who encouraged them. I loved the idea but found that an element was missing: the kit itself. [Read more…] about Kickstarter: Write Right’s Emergency Hope Kit