Ideas can come from anywhere and from many places. Rarely (at least for me) is a story idea generated from just one thought, but from an odd collection of seemingly random information or experiences. Today I completed reading a remarkable book, The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell. It was the acknowledgments at the end that …
Damn, am I ever behind. If you are a creative of any kind, then you will understand what I am talking about. You will especially get it if you are like me and struggle to settle on any one task. Several months ago, I prioritized my writing projects. That helped me focus. Perhaps it’s already …
“Slay the dragon once, and he will never have power over you again.” –Steven Pressfield Writing is like slaying a dragon. Be brave. Do it. Don’t stop. Don’t beat yourself up because you didn’t write 500 billion words last week but know your limits and keep going. I skipped a week. Since I hopped back …
Don’t allow for disruptions, that’s one thing. Give yourself grace too. I tell myself these things and yet still, when I allow distractions to interrupt my train of thought, my time to write, when I allow the everyday existence to interfere, I am not happy with myself. In The War of Art, Steve Pressfield tells …
Regina M. Allen 