Lisa RiveroWhen I turned the last page of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle last week, I felt as though I had come to the end of a long, satisfying dream, one that showed me, mainly through the eyes of dogs and a mute child, a world unlike any I have known yet, at the same time, …
Writing is not a zero sum game. Regardless of where we are in the writing journey or what our specific goals are, we all can take joy in the success of other writers, learn from them, and draw inspiration and energy from their success.
For anyone who does creative or artistic work of any kind, take the time if you haven’t already to watch Elizabeth Gilbert’s TED Talk on nurturing creativity. Gilbert, the author of Eat, Pray, Love, shares her views on why we should consider ourselves to be conduits rather than the embodiments of genius. Particularly if you …
I recently read a delightful post, Tomato Therapy, by Michelle Johnson, whose Magical things. Beautiful things blog is a treasure of both well-written posts and excellent resources for writers. Michelle writes: I found myself re-potting my tomatoes the other day, and chuckling as I realized that every time I have gotten a rejection letter, I …
One of my current projects that is giving me greater joy and satisfaction than I ever could have imagined is transcribing my great aunt’s diaries, which she kept daily from January 1, 1920 through the middle of 1957, the year before she died. For this holiday weekend, I thought you might enjoy these posts from …