Category: Writing
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Are We Overthinking Our Writing?
As I write this, a beautiful golden retriever lays at my feet with her duck toy. Yes, her name is Marnie. And no, she is not my dog. I am currently hanging out…
What Every Writer Should Do For Their Writing
When I was in college, all I wanted to study was writing. It made sense at the time: Writers need to know how to write in order to write. So I didn’t study anything else…
Credit: Charles Schultz Why Writers Should Stick With Simultaneous Submissions
As many of my blog followers know, I recently finished my full-length play. For the past few months, I have submitted my play to several playhouses in hopes for a reading or even a full…
Credit: flagartscouncil.org Is Writing Not Art?
Heard of ArtWalk? Sure you have. Many city and suburban downtowns host monthly ArtWalks. Businesses host art on the wall and invite artisans to sell their craft around their stores or bars. And buzzed tourists…
Elsa, the cat who puts up with me. The Writer & Cat Connection
Where I live, I’m known as the cat lady. Not because I own any cats. Well, that’s not true. My beloved cat Gizmo had to be left behind because I moved across the country and…
My brand new toy. What should I name him? What Do Ukuleles Have To Do With Writing?
So this happened a few days ago. It wasn’t an impulsive buy. I’ve had my eye on the store’s stock for a few months, waiting for the quality and price to be at my liking.…
Credit: writingya.blogspot.com The Four Types of Writing Personalities Every Writer Becomes
We like to think that we have a unique approach to writing. We even like to think that we stay consistent as a stream with how we approach crafting our novel, screenplay or poem. But…
Credit: starinthestone.wordpress.com Confronting Your Writer’s Crisis
You must have the writer’s crisis bad if you’re reading this. So let’s get down to it. The truth is, writers suffer more from writer’s crisis than writer’s block. (If you’re not sure what writer’s…
Credit: thewritelife.com The Writer’s Crisis Is The New Writer’s Block
For the past month or so, I’ve binge-watched the ’90s sitcom Frasier on Netflix. I laughed heartily episode after episode through eight consecutive seasons. That is, until I watched this scene: Granted, a sitcom…