Whether you should write every day depends on your personal writing goals, preferences, and lifestyle. Writing every day can have its benefits, but it might not be the right approach for everyone. I write every day – at least my Morning Pages and or some other form of writing. Should You Write Everyday? Here are…
How To Inspire Creativity and Focus
Creativity often requires quiet and concentration–elusive qualities in today’s full-time-access multimedia world. To foster creativity, this entrepreneur created a quiet space at his company’s headquarters where employees must leave their gadgets at the door. An entrepreneur like Brian Faherty, founder and creative director of Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co., knows the power of cultivating a…
A Broom of One’s Own
As the author of two novels, Nancy Peacock was used to seeing her name in print. However, she didn’t expect her name to be in The National Enquirer, along with the headline: “Here’s One for the Books: Cleaning Lady is an Acclaimed Author.” After she got over the shock of seeing herself depicted as a “writing…
Make Pain A Creative Offering
Can you make pain a creative offering? “Whatever pain you can’t get rid of, make it your creative offering.” — Susan Cain, Bittersweet Turning pain into a creative offering can be a powerful way to transform your experiences and express yourself. Art, whether it’s writing, painting, music, or any other form, has the ability to…
What You Want Wants You
You must wonder what I mean with a title like what you want wants you! Don’t worry, it’s all good and isn’t as ominous as it sounds! I’m a great believer in the fact that each of us has a calling or vocation in life. Now things might change, from time to time, depending on…
Inspiring Quotes About Dealing With Rejection
Rejection. How do we writers face it? Some of us stop writing altogether. Others push on. You’ve submitted your manuscript to the publishers, and it comes back with a rejection letter. You send query letters to magazines suggesting fabulous article ideas and they say they’re not interested! You write a straight-from-the-heart post on your blog…