Category: Creative Process/Craft

The Gift of Routine

“I’ll quit when it stops being fun.” You’ve heard that one, right? Maybe you’ve said it. How about this one. “Life’s too short not to…

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We’re Insecure and Lack Confidence

“Yesterday evening, I started my novel. Now I begin to see stylistic difficulties that horrify me. To be simple is no small matter.”  - Gustave…

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The Invention of Character

There are many examples for writing students of exercises and worksheets through which to create characters. Do a search in Google Images for “character creation…

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Love and Commitment (in Writing, not Relationships)

In the past, I’ve been very fond of the story I was writing. I’ve experienced deep feelings of belief in the story, a sense that…

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Poetry and Prose

Historically these have been two separate genres. It seems even a handful of decades ago poets and fiction writers moved in separate circles, spoke divergent…

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