When we write fiction based on our lives, is it best to write about events when we are still emotionally raw—or after we’ve had a chance to process and integrate them? I like the “Momma Bear” solution: not too raw,
WRITING ON THE SKIDS
How often have we heard that happiness is an inside job? I believe that writing is an inside job as well. It’s whatever we make it. It can be hard, enervating, and frustrating—or inspired, uplifting, and fulfilling. Like many aspects
The Watery Writing Zone
Here’s a tip that many of you probably know already: Use water for inspiration! No, I don’t mean look at a picture of water, or even get out and look at real water. I mean get into the water—the bath,
WRITING WHEN YOU DON’T WANT TO
Some of my best and most enjoyable writing has come when I didn’t even want to sit down at my desk, let alone turn on the computer. I was tired, or cross, or confused, or just oatmeal-brained—but something was due,
WRITE YOUR WAY out of TROUBLE
Oh boy. There are so many ways to write our way out of trouble! Writing should be recommended by all therapists and court-appointed for anyone who even gets a traffic ticket. I’ll talk about writing our way out of writing
THE ZONE IS AN INSIDE JOB
Don’t you sometimes wish you could just go to the grocery store and buy some Zone? Or get some at the ATM, or even exchange Zone hours for hours logged at the gym? I do. One of the first things