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, [...]
Archive for January 2009
good writer practices: 4 things you need to do
Posted 26 January 2009 by Shari SmothersTagged As: good writer practices, Improving Skills | Categories: Writing | 4 Comments
balance: have your cake and eat it too
Posted 17 January 2009 by Shari SmothersTagged As: Achieving balance, Improving productivity, Relaxation | Categories: Self-Care | Leave a Comment
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 [...]
creativity tapped out? i think not
Posted 3 January 2009 by Shari SmothersTagged As: Creativity, releasing creativity, removing distraction | Categories: Creativity | Leave a Comment
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 [...]
wing it, plot it, or plan it
Posted 2 January 2009 by Shari SmothersTagged As: blogging, planning, publishing, writing style | Categories: Process | Leave a Comment
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 [...]
happy new year – welcome 2009!
Posted 1 January 2009 by Shari SmothersTagged As: 2009 New Year, action plan, Gratitude | Categories: Journal | Leave a Comment
New Orleans fireworks on the Mississippi River, 2009 It’s the first of the year, and a good day to begin things anew. Blogging is at the top of my list, along with some other things I’ve been considering. I’ve been exploding with ideas over the last few months. It seemed fitting to start now to [...]
