Creativity requires an open mind and an open heart. The alternative is to cling to our views and opinions, and that carries fear with it—fear of being wrong.
The 5-Question [Writer] Interview
The 5-Question [Writer] Interview
I generally just write novels and I visualize the whole chapter before I start, so I definitely know where it will end.
The Recovering Creative
by Carol Grannick Chiaroscuro (kiːˈɑːrə.ˈskʊroʊ, –ˈskjʊroʊ, Italian for light-dark) in art is characterized by strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition. It is also a technical term used by artists and art historians for using contrasts of light to achieve a sense of volume in modeling three-dimensional objects such
The 5-Question [Writer] Interview
I’ve never liked outlining, or knowing too much about a piece of writing before I start.
Pencil Box for the Soul
Lately I’ve been trying something a little different. Instead of dedicating myself to the writing, I’m dedicating myself to the story. To the bigger picture. This is a big shift for me. I am one (maybe you are, too?) who becomes sentimental about words, sentences, paragraphs I like that I wrote. The issue with such
The 5-Question [Writer] Interview
When it’s going well, is when you, your ego, disappear and it’s almost like you’re taking dictation…
you get in this amazing zone….
The Recovering Creative
“I did the revision which improved the tightness but muddled the arc.”
The 5-Question [Writer] Interview
I believe in emotional truth over literal truth.
The Recovering Creative
For a nonfiction writer, particularly one who writes memoir, shame can be a blessing and a curse. Amy Friedman knows. Her most recent book Desperado’s Wife, is the story of her marriage to a prisoner sentenced to life for the murder of another drug dealer. Her essay “Kept Together By The Bars Between Us” appeared
The Recovering Creative
I was a writer. I was stuck. And stumped.
The Recovering Creative
One of the hidden gems I find most interesting about this blog is the fact that I get to see the search terms that drive people to The Writer’s [Inner] Journey. Once in a while something comes across that has nothing and everything to do with the inner journey of writing. That search term was
The Recovering Creative
In this series of stuck/unstuck, contributors from Dancing at the Shame Prom on being ashamed, and how it connects to writing. Victoria Zackheim is a creative across many genres: fiction, nonfiction, plays, television. She is a writer, teacher, editor and a 2010 San Francisco Library Laureate. Her book – as author or editor – include: