Give of Yourself


Writing Tip Avoidance. One of mankind’s most common traits. Writer’s know how to use it well. It shows up in self talk and conversations under the guise of “Maybe” and “Hopefully”. They are our way of getting around our personal writing goals. “Hopefully I’ll get to writing today.” “Maybe if everything goes well I’ll write.”…
Here’s a weekend quote to journal about: “Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory.” ~ Joseph Conrad
In part one I talked about rejection and the inevitability of it. Continuing on the same theme, please take a minute and cheer yourself up with some of the more famous literary rejections. These anecdotes always give me hope because they all have a common thread: every writer here persisted despite the rejections. Robert M Persig‘s Zen…
The first of the month is a good time for a fresh start, don’t you think? For some of you, today marks the start of another book-in-a-week challenge. By now, you’re obsessed—or you should be—with your work in progress (WIP). You’re giving up television and other distractions. Housework is on the back burner. Sleep is…
Here’s a weekend quote to journal about: “Do not fear mistakes, there are none.” ~ Miles Davis
Here’s a weekend quote to journal/write about: “If you are lonely while you’re alone, you are in bad company.” ~ Jean-Paul Sartre