Write What You Know, Teach What You Know
Writing is a form of teaching. I’m a teacher who loves to write. I’m a writer who loves to teach. Which am I? Both. Quantum entanglement, my husband, the high school physics teacher, would say.
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
Shut Up and Write — I Don’t Care If You Write
Oi. That’s controversial. The “shut up and write” part was inspired by a meetup group by the same name. The “I don’t care if you do” has been running around in my head for a while. What do I mean by it?
Are you ready to write?
Are you ready to deepen your commitment to your writing? Do you write or want to write novels, a memoir, or a nonfiction book? Are you ready to deepen your commitment to writing, to your writing self, to the story you want to tell? Are you ready to be a warrior for yourself, act on your creativity, and announce to yourself and others that you are creative?
How to Be a Better Writer
We have an emotional brain, according to Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence.
And emotional brain, not an intellectual one.
I think we learn by hearing and speaking and watching. Speech was the first great transmitter of the culture of ideas, thoughts, and beliefs.
Turn Your Writing Dreams Into a Reality
Integrating writing into your life means looking at what you may have to give up to make room to turn your dream into a reality. Succeeding at your goal means knowing what you want,...
Write Your Book with the Writer’s Adventure Guide
We are all on an adventure – this thing called “life.” At least that’s what I believe. And for me, writing is an adventure, and adventure spells fun. Some people go white water rafting or jump out of airplanes. I write books. That’s my kind of adventure.
Public Domain Books
Is your work in the public domain? What is public domain? And why should you care? As a writer you automatically own the rights to your work*. Your work is NOT in the public...
The Power of the Human Spirit to Overcome Adversity
Writing is a powerful tool. Don Kirchner is a wondeful living example of what I mean. I met Don at an entrepreneur’s conference in Los Angeles in 2007 and was impressed by his soft smile and compelling story. He had spent time in the federal prison […]
Online Writing Resources: Marketing Your Writing
This post is a first in a series on online resources for writers. I used an online resources to cull my material: LinkedIn, as well as my own research. Some of you may wonder what...
Oh! Or Om: A Writer Must Write by Barbara Millman Cole
Some writers are at constant war with themselves, trying to force themselves to write, arguing with themselves, blaming themselves and living in constant strife. Others see themselves at one with the universe, in perfect...
Hello to Fear
Hello When I am afraid to write an article then I know I’m where I need to be. My heart is scared, I’m about to reveal a truth. Today, it was my personal note...
Prepare to Write: Your Ritual of Preparation
Fall is a great time to think about and put in place new rituals for your creative writing.
Why are rituals an important part of our creative practices?
Twyla Tharp, in The Creative Habit: Use it and Learn it for Life, speaks of the power of the “ritual of preparation.”
Massive Chaos of Intricate Perfection
These polar extremes actually embody one another. In Chaos Theory, chaos is depicted as a series of intricately perfect patterns.
Both extremes reside within every human being; one the shadow of the other. Together, they allow us to fully create.
Vision Board Your Story
I find that other art forms invigorate and inspire my writing. The other day my 4-year-old nephew asked, “What’s that?” He was pointing to the two vertical vision boards sitting in my wisdom corner in my office.
I told him what they were, explained that …
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