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…
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…
I Can’t Help It
I’m letting you in on a little secret. There’s something I do because I can’t help it. Some people might consider this a bad habit. But many of you, dear readers, might be able to relate! Because I Can’t Help It The other day I went for a haircut and watched many people get a…