You know you have made it big when you land a skit with Elmo. Melissa McCarthy is rather cheery, it is Elmo after all.
One of the most common recommendations accomplished writers make to budding writers is to read, read, read. And not just writing related material. We do not read enough creative writing. In case you have not heard it enough here are more reasons to read more: “Reading is a basic tool in the living of a…
It is very hard not to become discouraged if the rejections start rolling in and it looks like the book you have worked on for a long time and given up a major part of your life for is not going to be published. After a few rounds of this, you begin to ask yourself…
I first came across Big Big World in 2008 and it was instant love. The song is not related specifically to plus size women and the artist is far from plus size but I think it speaks to all of us. The accompanying video is shot in black and white with lots of cityscape views….
“If you must begin then go all the way, because if you begin and quit, the unfinished business you have left behind begins to haunt you all the time.” ~Chogyam Trungpa
I’m currently reading a non-fiction, non-writing book called, The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge, MD but I can see influences for creativity and writing the more I learn. The main theme of the book is looking at the brain from a plasticity standpoint instead of a locked one. Last night I was reading…
I’ve been catching up on my American Horror Story: Freak Show (spoiler pending) and I’ve been excited to see Gabourey Sidibe, although in a very small role, as the daughter of a murdered maid who unfortunately was shot in the head by an easily bought cop for a million dollars — too soon, too soon….