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Hours for sale: Get ’em while they’re hot!
Writing is hard work. It takes time, dedication, time, practice, inspiration, time, persistence, time and time. Among other things. And being a professional writer isn’t just about the writing. As...
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Weekly Wednesday Writing Wrap-Up #9
This week has been quite full-on. Between vaccinations for the boys, and a visit to the emergency room with my 4-year-old (he fell over and cut his face quite badly), I’ve had a lot of excitement,...
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Writing, Blogging, and Wearing Pants
Some weeks seem to go on forever, stretching like a piece of hot mozzarella. Others… Well, I’m not quite sure where the last seven days went. It doesn’t seem like I should be writing another writing...
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Can’t Talk. Writing.
I bet you’ve been waiting all week to hear how my less-blogging-more-writing experiment went. Right? Oh, you forgot all about it? Damn. Stupid internet making me feel popular. To recap, last week I...
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Five Ways Writing is like doing a Jigsaw Puzzle
Last Saturday night I had a phone call from my sister. “Hey Jo,” she said. “I just bought a 2000 piece jigsaw puzzle. I don’t know why. I haven’t done one this big before. But I was thinking… We...
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Yes, you DO have time!
Ever feel guilty that you don’t have time to write/exercise/paint/fulfill your lifelong ambition of visiting every shoe store in the state? Ever wish you had just one more hour every day? Fear not!...
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Spider-Man Saves You Time
Like many of us in the modern world, I often feel that there’s not enough hours in the day. That logically translates to there not being enough days, weeks and months in the year. It’s something we all...
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Scheduling Time for Creativity
I’m a big believer in the idea that professional writers — or professional artists of any style — don’t sit around and wait for inspiration to strike in order to be creative. Certainly, there’s a need...
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It’s all about Priorities
It’s 11:00pm and I’m cleaning the bathroom. I’m tired, my head is aching, I have to get up in less than six hours, and I’m ensconced in the heady fragrance of bleach and disinfectant. But I’m humming...
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