I’m continuing to sort through and throw out most of the “stuff” I have accumulated over the years with the goal of fitting everything I want to keep in one small room. It’s a bit depressing to walk down the memory lane of my life, look out over piles of junk that I believed I … read more So Much Junk Collected Over the Years
If writing is in your blood, this quote will ring true: “A writer never has a vacation. For a writer life consists of either writing or thinking about writing.” —Eugene Ionesco
No matter how great a writer you might be, if you are like most, you’re prone to fits of self-doubt. When that miserable feeling descends on you, remember: “Doubt has killed more dreams than failure ever will.”
A friend on Ello recently joked about writers running off the tracks, and after browsing my page, he wrote: “I would think, having surfed your page, you would be firmly on track. Completely, totally, one hundred percent, absolutely, positively, confirmed, obediently, full-fledged, and compliantly on track at all times.” I do try! Growing older has … read more Running Off the Tracks
As I begin the unpleasant chore of getting rid of most of the stuff I have accumulated over the years, tonight I came upon a blast from the past. Buried in the back of a large closet in my garage, I found 10 very heavy boxes. And when I peered inside, lo and behold—many, many … read more Blast from the Past
If you’re one of the countless writers who wonder why you keep writing, and you worry that no one will ever buy or read what you write, just remember: You are doing what every writer must do: WRITE and CREATE. “The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul.”
I love this quote, and it’s a challenge to every writer. It also reminds us that every writer is a reader, and every reader is a budding writer. “If there’s a book you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, you must write it.” —Toni Morrison
Here’s a great definition of “a writer” I found in my online wanderings: “An over-caffeinated masochist with the insane compulsion to bare their soul on paper, cry over their keyboard and bang their head against the literary wall waiting for someone to love their work.” Ha, sounds lke every writer I know, including me!