For Writers & Creatives Category
What Keeps You From Writing?
Posted on August 17, 2021 1 Comment
I have started no fewer than 6 blog posts in the last 7 days to reintroduce myself to longer writing after this daily poetry stint (it’s not over, I just feel called to write differently) and I am struggling. Mightily, I might add. I can’t put my finger on why it’s so difficult, but I’m […]
Giving Yourself Permission
Posted on June 28, 2021
On a whim and in a moment that seemed a good idea, a few weeks ago I started recording my writing time in little time-lapse chunks (90 minutes comes out to about :30 seconds, without editing) and posting it to my Instagram. At the end of the insanity that was last year’s school year, not […]
On Getting Lost in Creativity
Posted on June 24, 2021
All day long, I put off working on my writing project. I know I needed to sit and get down thoughts, but couldn’t find the energy But only after putting on my pjs last night did I feel like sitting and writing. I’m glad I did—that’s the thing about creativity—you are always glad you did […]
4.22.21 Journal Prompt
Posted on April 22, 2021
How do you know what writing vein to pursue when you sit each day? Is it intuitive, routine, set up the day before?
4.21.21 Journal Prompt
Posted on April 21, 2021
What was the last small bit of joy you found while writing?
Keep Thinking: More Reader/Writer Inventory Questions
Posted on April 19, 2021
How are you doing on the reader/writer inventory from Friday? Have you had any insight, realities, or discoveries to help propel you forward? Over at The Writing Cooperative, a Medium site, there’s a terrific article by Steven Ma you might find helpful when delving into your process and progress: 10 Reflection Questions for Writers. Which […]
4.19.21 Journal Prompt
Posted on April 19, 2021
What old and outdated beliefs about your writing need to be eliminated?
4.18.21 Journal Prompt
Posted on April 18, 2021 1 Comment
Would you rather have a full, uninterrupted weekend to write, or an uninterrupted hour or two each day, at your most creative time, to write? Why?
4.17.21 Journal Prompt
Posted on April 17, 2021
Are you an everyday writer, a weekday writer, a weekend writer, or a whenever-I’m-in-the-mood writer? Have you ever been another type? What are the benefits and drawbacks of each, in your experience? Would you consider changing?
Time to Write: A Reader/Writer’s Inventory
Posted on April 16, 2021
This year has been an extraordinarily unique 15 months in the life of a public school teacher. Fifteen months sounds short; a year and 3 months has a more succinct ring–but however you’d choose to phrase it, every moment of that time has been spent on a slippery slope redefining what’s important, necessary, and relevant […]
