“Editing is part of any serious writer’s journey. We all need eyes other than our own on our material, even if it’s scary to put your soul on paper and hand it over.”
Editors & Agents Interviews
The 5-Question [Writer] Interview
I see the stories as something I sorted out, something I worked through. A problem I solved.
The 5-Question [Writer] Interview
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“I’ve learned not to share a piece of writing if my main reason for sharing is that I want validation from someone else.”
The Recovering Creative
“Treat it like a job and Divorce it utterly from all notions of a job: Both things are true.”
The 5-Question [Writer] Interview
When/where you find yourself scared and paralyzed, either of something you are writing, of revealing yourself through the work, or for any other reason, how do you start moving again? And by moving I mean forward, not backwards, as in retreating?
The 5-Question [Writer] Interview
“I’m amazed by how often I’ve struggled with piece of writing only to return to it months, or even years, later to find that it all comes together with little thought.”
Pencil Box for the Soul
What’s in your process?
Pencil Box for the Soul
Get yourself a timer. Trust the direction you’ll be taken.
Pencil Box for the Soul
Today I listen to the echoes from inside only me. That is the story. That is the news.
The Recovering Creative
This is my story about how to avoid stagnation. Actually, it is a post about growth.
The Recovering Creative
Feeling admiration for a writer feels different than feeling envy.
Editors & Agents Interviews
“It’s a wistful feeling, knowing that you had something very special in your grasp but losing it to someone else, but I have to say I’ve learned that it’s best to send best wishes to that author and agent and move on.”