Keep Moving: Three ways to brainstorm off the page
by W. Brian Coles After The Initial “Spark,” How Does A Writer Maintain Momentum? “People are like bicycles,” Albert Einstein wrote to his son Eduard in 1930. “They can keep Continue reading
Category: Inspiration
Inspiration: Take it where you can get it
by Janis Thomas I’m busy. I know, you’re busy too. We’re all busy. For most authors, writing is a pursuit wedged between other responsibilities. Day jobs, motherhood, fatherhood, etc. We Continue reading
The Overabundance of Inspiration: When to say no.
by Megan Haskell Most writers worry about finding and maintaining their inspiration. Their muse. God forbid we have to deal with writer’s block or a dearth of work, am I Continue reading
Abandoned by the Muse
by Diane Rogers in·spi·ra·tion noun 1. the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. Recently, inspiration and I haven’t been connecting, and I’ve Continue reading
Finding Inspiration When You’re Dry
by Greta Boris Inspiration is as important as water in a desert when your career is a creative one. What do you do when inspiration runs dry? When every oasis Continue reading
Crazy Ideas
by Jeffrey J. Michaels From whence dost we draw breath? Sound like a cool quote? I just made it up. Out of thin air, as it were. I respired the Continue reading
No Pay. No Inspiration.
by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Recently the publisher of a neighborhood magazine asked me to be a contributor. It was a full color piece that looked nice enough—good typeface, good photography. It Continue reading
Begin by Training Your Subconscious
by Matthew J. Pallamary Foreword from the Author A shaman’s path is one of deep self-examination. For writers, the act of writing is also a process of self-examination. Writers constantly Continue reading
Only the Beginning: Crafting Memorable Opening Lines
by Jeffrey J. Michaels Let us talk of opening lines. Where to start…Every writers conference and instructional course will emphasize the import, the absolutely vital, pivotal necessity of the first Continue reading
Searching for Greener Pastures
by Jeffrey J. Michaels Making Green It is spring and, after a long cold lonely winter of starving in the attic gable apartment in Paris, many a young, creative human’s Continue reading