What magic do good writers possess?
Do you ever wonder how the great ones do it? Even the not-so-great manage to get published. The magic is in the practices they implement. Successful writers have written about their habits, practices, and rituals that get them through the work of writing.
In my reading on the subject, these 4 [...]
Archive of entries posted on January 2009
good writer practices: 4 things you need to do
balance: have your cake and eat it too
When you have the opportunity to work and play, in the same life is tantamount to having your cake and eating it too. And guess what? You need to do that.
When you sit before your computer day in and day out, and the work is flowing, it’s sometimes quite easy to forget the importance of [...]
creativity tapped out? i think not
Tell me if this is familiar to you. Sometimes I can’t hear what I want to write. I have a story or poem that’s blocked and I have trouble reaching through to pull it out.
In these times you may hear no ideas, feel like you have no creativity, but look a little closer. The problem [...]
wing it, plot it, or plan it
Utah and Alabama Fans on Canal Street, 1.2.2009
This is really a busy week in New Orleans. What with the New Year celebration and the Sugar Bowl tonight, revelers are out and about in great numbers! Canal Street is busy like I haven’t seen in a good while. It took me fifteen minutes to get on [...]
