I’m currently reading Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert, and besides giving me my entire life, her theories are helping me to understand my creative process a little better. I’m not even halfway through it but already I’ve had more than one “lightbulb” moment. One in particular was about the novel I thought I needed to… Read more »
Posts Categorized: The Writer’s Life
Show Up for Yourself
Confession: I am a closet fan of megachurch preacher Joel Osteen. Yes, you read that correctly, the toothy, perfectly coifed child-of-god, Joel Osteen. When I’m at my mom’s house, I join her to watch his sermon on Sunday mornings, and more often than not I walk away from it super-inspired. Now mind you, I’m not… Read more »
Conquering Fear
Almost four years ago, I wrote a blog post about being fearless, wherein I completely lied to my readers. Not on purpose, mind you. At the time of the blog post, I’m sure I had every intention of grabbing life by the cojones and letting my greatness flourish. But instead, I let my usual laziness… Read more »