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...
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
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 …
Recipe for Success: How to Reconnect With Your Writing
Have you lost your way with your writing and don’t know how to forge ahead? If so, this is a good time to step back, hold on to your courage and re-imagine your current...
Resistance is Powerful
is also experienced by most artists and can be overcome. Some people call Resistance: writer’s block or procrastination. Steven Pressfield names Resistance the heart of everything and anything that stops us from creating. His...
Inspiration for Writing: Geography
My spirit is uplifted by grand buildings. I hear the whisperings of times past. Stories seep out of the old stone, echoes of footsteps remind me of people I have never met and never...
Girlfriend Writing Contest: Ends Soon!
Enter SMW’s Great Girlfriend Getaway Essay Contest!
You tell your friends your dreams and goals. With them, you relay your greatest fears, and cry your bitterest tears.
Read, Read and Read Some More
When people tell me they want to be a writer, one of the first things I ask is “What do you read?” Why is reading so important? Readers wash their minds and hearts with...
Write in the Now
happens in the NOW, not in the past, not in the future, not in your head, not in conversation, and not in your dreams. From all those places — the past, the future, your...
Sleep is Good for Creativity
According to a recent New York Times article, we’re able to approach problems with a renewed perspective after some sleep. Yeah! I’m so glad that science is catching up to what artists have always...
The Writer’s Adventure Guide
I am excited to give you a sneak peek of my upcoming e-course, The Writer’s Adventure Guide. Check out your FREE report here: http://www.writersadventureguide.com. The course will be launching soon!
A Creative in Business: You as the Hero on This Journey
I’ll be speaking at the 1st Annual Creativity Conference, October 4-5, 2008, Lake George, New York. My topic will be: Title: A Creative in Business: You as the Hero on This Journey
Description: Start from where you are.
Organic Writing
Excerpted from Overcome Writer’s Block by Beth Barany The Garden Within Who you are as a writer has grown from your lived experiences, your passions and your frictions, your soil. Your fertilizer, your weed...
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