Last week, I came across the word “Mamihlapinatapai.” This word exists in the Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego and is listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the… Read more Sometimes Just A (Foreign) Word Will Do →
Writer’s block got you down? Feeling a little creatively stunted? Check out my guest blog at Musings of Eternal Dreamers: Fantastic Book Ideas And Where To Find Them: 5 Ways… Read more Guest Blog: Fantastic Book Ideas And Where To Find Them →
I hit a wall this weekend. I knew where I wanted to go with my writing goals but the brain? She had no desire to play along. You know what… Read more ZigZag, Meander, And Detour Around Your Writer’s Block →
I have been digging this latest book out of my brain with a fork. A shrimp fork. And the tines are bent. That’s how it feels. I sat down this… Read more What To Do When You’re Writing Crap? Write More Crap. →
The ancient Greeks had a word: Akrasia. Discussed at length by Socrates (and recorded by Plato), it describes the act of knowing that a certain course or action is best,… Read more Akrasia: It’s What’s For Dinner →
I have been battling writer’s block the likes of which I haven’t wrestled with in a very long time. I’ve tried to power through it, but it. is. killing. me.… Read more Hoping Mother Nature Will Suck The Rest Of This Story From My Brain And Through My Fingertips →
That’s right, self. You heard me. Keep writing until the timer goes off, and you get the mini eggs. And as soon as you hit 2000 words for the day,… Read more Oh, The Bribes I Give Myself →