Fake It ‘Til You Make It: One Writer’s Path
For the writer, fake it ’til you make it means that you call yourself a writer, even when you don’t feel like one.
Big, Medium, Small, A 3-Step Approach to Revising
You’ve written a piece–a chapter, a scene, the introduction to your book. Now, having set it aside for a while, it’s time to revise. Here’s a three step process to help you revise until you have a polished piece. Step 1: Think Big. Read back over your piece and then reflect: What is this about?…
Letter to a Young Writer
Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet offers some of the most eloquent and moving advice ever written for the creative spirit. Rilke was, in fact, writing to Franz Kappus, a 19 year old poet about to enter the German military. His advice, oft quoted, included gems like this: “You are so young, so much before…
The 3 Stages of Creation
Robert Fritz, the developer of TECHNOLOGIES FOR CREATING®, talks of the three stages of creation. The first is germination. This is often a supremely energetic stage, filled with excitement, enthusiasm, and even a sense of power. This is a vital stage, but as Fritz argues, if you want to be a creator, you need to…
How Do You Tap Into Your Power as a Writer?
Writing with power often begins by asking ourselves a series of questions–– What do I know to be true? What makes me angry or makes me cry? What excites my passion or curiosity? What do I want to change or to celebrate? What legacy do I want to leave to the world? When we tap…
Make Nature Your Writing Ally
Are you ready to find out how the natural world can prove a powerful ally on your writer’s journey? First, you’ll need to step away from the computer and pick up your journal and head outside. Take a question about your writing with you. For example, “How do I resolve this scene…what’s blocking me…how do…
What are Your Strengths and Growing Edges as a Writer?
I discovered the following list of writing “Strengths” and “Growing Edges” leafing through a 2009 journal. Strengths: I write every day I am willing to keep working at a piece for as long as it takes My writing is poetic and inspiring I am an original thinker I am 100% committed to earning my living…