Do you have a daily work schedule? How about a weekly work schedule? I’m a schedule designer. I love to make work schedules in a variety of formats, including in Word document format, and spreadsheets.
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Questions to Ask Yourself About Creative Endeavors
1. Do you have a sacred space in your life wherein you can relax and create undisturbed and without distractions? This space would include a physical location plus a given time that you could trust will be yours daily, to pursue your creative delights.
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A NaNoWriMo Moment; Stillness Speaks
No, that isn’t the title of my novel, though in a way, I think it would be a good novel title. Stillness Speaks – this speaks to me. It speaks to me of that space between words and actions, that place of serenity and clarity. That opportunity to see clear through to the absolute truth of a situation, to understand it perfectly without any conscious analysis, and to feel the natural, normal welling of love that flows upwards from heart to head, saying that whatever is happening is alright.
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Writerly Success
Success is a seductive word. It leads you to think there’s something more that must be achieved – some unobtained happiness that waits for your arrival. You strive and look forward, then pout when things don’t progress as quickly as desired. Is writing really that hard?
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2008 Muse Online Writer’s Conference
Here it comes – once again – the wonderful online writer’s conference planned and coordinated by amazing Lea Schizas. This is the conference’s third year – and the first year I’m offering a workshop there. In fact, it is the first time I’ve offered a workshop anywhere, so I’m really excited (and apprehensive) about this.
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Rejection: It’s Not Personal
Remember this always: when you get a rejection from an editor – it isn’t personal. It isn’t about you. Manuscripts get rejected, not people, and there are dozens of reasons why that happens. Here are a few of the most common:
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Feeling FREE With Language
“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.” – from the Kristofferson/Foster song, Bobby McGee
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Practice Writing Daily for Creative Development
Everyone needs a creative outlet – even those who don’t think they do. It is part of being human. For many of us, writing is that opportunity to share a bit of our hearts with the world.
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Writing Festival Friday #8 – Evaluation Time
I’ve been doing the Writing Festival Friday postings for eight weeks now, and have taken time to evaluate what I’m doing here with this blog event project. First let me say the best part of all this has been in doing the interviews and meeting writers who are new to me.
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Writing Festival Friday #7 – Featuring Jennifer Gladen
Welcome to the seventh Writing Festival Friday. This week I’m thrilled to interview an up-and-coming children’s writer, Jennifer Gladen. She’s made a great start at getting her short stories and articles published and making a name for herself on the web, and is one of those people I believe will be much better known as the years go by. She’s working on a novel now too!
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Writing Festival Friday #6 – Featuring Annie Duguid
Welcome to the sixth edition of Writing Festival Friday here at Perspectives on Writing. This week’s interview is with a seasoned travel writer and feature article writer living in Europe, Annie Duguid. She’s also a novelist!
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Writing Festival Friday – Featuring Mel Trent
Welcome to the fifth Writing Festival Friday, posted late on Friday evening thanks to my incredibly busy schedule earlier today.
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Robert E. Howard and Novalyne Price
Robert E. Howard was one of the greatest pulp fiction writers. He created Conan the Barbarian and Red Sonja, and was a contemporary of HP Lovecraft. (1930s)
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