by Margaret | Jan 9, 2017 | writing life
Being a writer has nothing to do with one’s personal style, and there have been plenty of hoarder-style, as well as many minimalist, writers over the centuries. Recently I saw this meme on Face Book, & laughed: It made me think about decluttering, always a...
by Margaret | Nov 22, 2016 | creativity, writing life
We’re in the third week, chickadees, and if you are participating in NaNoWriMo along with me, you may be tearing your hair out in desperation, or calmly sipping tea at 43,000 words. Tell us on the community page! I know there are a million and one excuses to...
by Margaret | Oct 31, 2016 | writing life
National Author Day Eve: 5 Ways to Celebrate the Authors in your Life Buy an author’s work: BUY, meaning don’t steal, beg, or borrow, and WORK, meaning books, magazine articles, poetry, or journals that have published essays. Promote an author’s events: attend a...
by Margaret | Sep 19, 2016 | creativity, writing life
I reflect a lot on how my life is going, mainly so I can be sure to give course corrections when needed. And often in the media today, I see a person’s journey framed as a balancing act. I have even written about it in such terms myself. But today I wanted to...
by Margaret | Sep 5, 2016 | creativity, reading, Titbits, writing life
In every happy, sane person’s life, there is a balance of the three C’s: Consuming–Creating–Connecting I stumbled across this lesson a while ago, and recently have tried to connect one of my Consumptions with one of my Connections: Reading +...
by Margaret | Aug 8, 2016 | creativity, process, writing life
An author’s life often involves being torn in many directions: too many story ideas at once the day-job creep the marketing of the books But sometimes there is a magic moment of balance when all the different directions feel right. Here are five shots from this...
