Jun 6, 2018 | Creativity, Recommendations, Writing
How to Create the Writing Life The writing life doesn’t just happen. My experience has been that certain activities nurture the writing life. Let’s look at some practical ways we can create and nourish the writing life. Choose the writing life. Creating the writing...
May 30, 2018 | Creativity, Recommendations, Writing
One of the difficult things about being a writer/speaker is having those days when you’re lacking inspiration, the words aren’t flowing, and you feel stuck. Pile enough days like that on top of one another and pretty soon you have the dreaded writer’s block. Ugh. But...
May 23, 2018 | Author Tips, Creativity, Writing
I used to be a panic writer. I would put off writing until I had a deadline, and then lock myself in a room with nothing but coffee and panic until I got it done. Can I just say that is not a good writing plan? (And an even worse marital improvement plan.) I dreamed...
Apr 25, 2018 | Creativity, Recommendations, Writing
I was wondering… Would it be okay… What do you think… Could I please… A lot of phrases in my mind start out like this. I hear them often in conversations between my head and my heart. And they keep me stuck. Waiting for permission. It is like I am waiting for a...
Feb 14, 2018 | Author Tips, Creativity, Writing
The blog post is due. The article needs to be written. The speaking event is in a couple of weeks and you’ve got nothing. Zip, nada, zero. Everything is bleak and there’s no hope in the world. Isn’t it amazing how you can have a million ideas all at the same time...
Aug 25, 2017 | Creativity
We’ve all heard that “Deadlines are the enemy of creativity.” Yet we have deadlines, and we want to be creative. How do we walk that particular tight-rope? Not too long ago I needed to pull together a proposal for my High-Tech employer that I knew would be a bit...
