A story is a partnership between the reader and the writer. Stephen King calls it telepathy because it is like an idea moving from one brain to another. It’s the writer’s role to paint a picture with words. It’s the reader’s role to envision the scene by way of imagination. Both are vital to the[…]
I read an excellent blog post by Jeremy McNabb on analyzing your own strengths as a writer. Too often we criticize ourselves, tearing down our own efforts with our words. We might be tough on others, but usually we are hardest on ourselves. Recognizing our mistakes and learning from them is a valuable trait to[…]
So it hits you at the end of a long day when you’ve just sat down to relax for a few minutes – “Crap! I have a blog post due tomorrow – and I have nothing!” Or maybe you’re not one that schedules posts, but you try to blog regularly and it’s been a while[…]
Art is about passion. Where does passion live? On the inside. Creating art is difficult, because it involves accessing that innermost place where we have to face our deepest fears. We have to pass through all of our weaknesses, faults and failures to get to that hidden recess where our creative potential lies. When we[…]