[T]he human brain is driven, in large part, by its need to assess plans: providing motivation to act on good plans, and reducing motivation (which we experience as procrastination) to act on flawed plans. The problem for the would-be writer is that the brain does not necessarily distinguish between your vague and abstract goal, to…
In a very real way, one writes a story to find out what happens in it. Before it is written it sits in the mind like a piece of overheard gossip or a bit of intriguing tattle. The story process is like taking up such a piece of gossip, hunting down the people actually involved,…
I’m a little pressed for time tonight as I try to keep up with the AtoZ posts that are steadily creeping up on me, so I’ll leave you with this adorable baby dragon and in the capable hands of the great Ira Glass, public radio broadcaster and producer, the host of the popular PRI program…
Go slowly. Love your story. It will wait for you. ~ Allan G. Hunter Happy Wednesday, everyone! This bit of writerly wisdom comes from the blog of fellow writer Rosanna at Writing on the Pages of Life. I found her site through last week’s Discover Challenge — she submitted a wonderful piece called “Zen and the Art…
“Write what you would love to read. Finish what you begin to write. Your voice is uniquely yours and we are all waiting to hear it.” ~ Jody Lynn Nye This is a wonderful bit of inspiration from Jody Lynn Nye, the author of one of my favorite books growing up — The Dragonlover’s Guide…
Today’s writing quote comes from the always amazing J.K. Rowling: “The idea of just wandering off to a cafe with a notebook and writing and seeing where that takes me for awhile is just bliss.” She said this in an interview she gave just a few days after the release of the final Harry Potter…
It’s nearly the end of Wednesday, the day I’m supposed to post some Writing Craft and Wisdom, but my own writing has just been so stuck lately that I had no idea what to even say. That’s a great quote from David Sedaris, a favorite of mine, but really, I feel like if I could…
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