Posts Tagged ‘claiming time’
Second Nature
Rivaling the crisp new leaves flapping in the spring breeze, their noisy excuses were abundant. “Revisions take so long and winter was so short, and that’s my best time to write.” “I can’t focus on writing with a stuffy head. The pollen was the worst!“ “All that rain made me blue. . .” “And now…
Read MoreCloset Writing Sanctuary
“When I get really stressed, about to boil over, I head toward my closet.” Totally serious and willing to share, my friend, a woman I’d known since our teenage years, went on. “You’ve seen my closet, right? You saw the chair?” Nope, just a big walk-in closet in a big house seriously packed with lots…
Read MoreA Blunt Object To Ease Self Doubt
Accepting her Golden Globe statuette for her performance in “Les Misérables,” Anne Hathaway humbly thanked the Hollywood Foreign Press Association “for this lovely blunt object, that I will forever use as a weapon against my self-doubt.” A humble admission of her truth from this graceful, poised movie star. As writers, we are just like Hathaway…
Read MoreThe Year Of The Writer
“I’ll revise the first chapter just once more, polish it up, then I’ll head into the next chapter,” she said with the bravado of certain finality. I tilted my head and inhaled deeply. “Consider accepting the win and moving on.” “What win? Why?” she asked, scrunching up her face. “Because you have a strong foundation…
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