What we call the beginning is often the end And to make and end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. ~T.S. Eliot September: Summer ends, and we begin the push to the end of the year. Summer ends and work resumes in earnest. September: the first thing I did […]
Reposting: Six Writing Lessons From The Garden
I love to garden. It’s a meditative activity – something I can do while my mind freewheels. Last Sunday, I found myself thinking how preparing a small vegetable patch is like writing a book. Lesson 1: Writing is Solitary. For the first time in thirty years, I’m planting the garden solo. My husband helped me […]
Jane Kenyon’s Advice
I just came across this gem from the late poet, Jane Kenyon, and I thought it might give others guidance for planning their weekend. Be a good steward of your gifts. Protect your time. Feed your inner life. Avoid too much noise. Read good books, have good sentences in your ears. Be by yourself as […]
Defeating the December Doldrums
Every year, I stall in the December Doldrums, when moving my pen across the page feels like trudging through wet, ankle deep cement. Instead of climbing out of my chair, I sit at my desk longer than I can be productive – behavior that can trigger a cascade of discontent. The doldrums refer to the […]
Working through Problems with Automatic Writing
When I don’t know what I want to say, when I want to go deeper into an idea, and when I want to clear my mind, I turn to automatic writing. WRITING PRACTICE In automatic writing, also called psychography, writers put words on the page without the editorial filter. The goal, as Natalie Goldberg writes […]
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